James Pickett Mills III, from a larger conversation on History, American Politics and the theories of Crisis and Awakening...

James P. Mills:
"...ours is a civilization based on currying favor with the gullible rather than taking cues from the informed"

I think this is a start of a new philosophical/political paradigm . Or just a really old one. In any case, I feel this is pretty good distilled wisdom/analysis from my friend and aspiring professional writer and historian, James Pickett Mills the Third.