And, although most men now engaged in this game of government are mere common mortals with most of the common mortal weaknesses, now and then a really big man does stumble into the business.

I have my doubts whether a really big man ever deliberately goes into it.

And most of the men who the crowd for the moment thinks are big men don't really turn out so.

It's a game like bull fighting.

The bull is likely to kill you--pretty sure to do so if you keep at the business long enough; but in the meantime you have some exciting experiences and the applause of the audience.