“A universal rule prevails: lessons need not be learned if they go counter to a declared strategy.”

“I would have you know I do learn lessons - if my strategy is not working, I adjust….”

“I was not referring to a common person like you, but politicians.”

“OK but do the selected qualify as politicians?”

“Of course, once you jump into the cesspit, the cesspit owns you.”

“You haven’t heard of any successful rescue missions that have extracted individuals from the cesspit?”

“Not in the cesspit of politics. Anyway, if you were referring to the Budget presented on Tuesday being the same........

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