It is easier to rally a band of Visigoths, Arabs or Ivyleaguers with a streamlined creed that fits neatly on a banner. In politics as well, coherent philosophy frequently loses out in the short run to ideology – that is, a half-baked idea holding a fully loaded pistol.
—John Zmirak
(Hat tip to Margot St. Aubin.)
Particularly considering that one of the hallmarks of coherent philosophy is its ever-growing reluctance to shoot anybody out of hand.
‘Occupy Wallstreet’