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Jefferson Refused To Pin His Hopes On The Occasional Success Of Honest And Unambitious Men; On The Contrary, The Great Danger Was That Philosophers Would Be Lulled Into Complacence By The Accidental Rise Of A Franklin Or A Washington. Any Government Which Made The Welfare Of Men Depend On The Character Of Their Governors Was An Illusion.

A Pseudo-event ... Comes About Because Someone Has Planned It, Planted, Or Incited It. Typically, It Is Not A Train Wreck Or An Earthquake, But An Interview.

Climaxing A Movement For Calendar Reform Which Had Been Developing For At Least A Century, In 1582 Pope Gregory Ordained That October 4 Was To Be Followed By October 15.

A Best-seller Was A Book Which Somehow Sold Well Because It Was Selling Well.

The Traveler Was Active; He Went Strenuously In Search Of People, Of Adventure, Of Experience. The Tourist Is Passive; He Expects Interesting Things To Happen To Him. He Goes 'sight-seeing.'