There are always politicians willing, on the one hand, to promise everything to the people, and, on the other, to perform everything for the machine or the boss, with chuckling delight in the success of their efforts to hoodwink the former and serve the latter.
From his essay on civic duty, Roosevelt describes politicians who deceive the public while serving party interests.
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