Campaign Slogans

 

of the

 
 

Great Philosophers

 

We're unhappy with the current round of presidential candidates, so we're nominating our favorite philosophers and kicking off their campaigns with the following slogans and sound-bites.

Heraclitus: He's for Change!

Parmenides for President: He's the One!

Don't Be a Fool . . . Vote for Anselm

Descartes . . . He has a dream!

Pascal: In your heart you know he's right

Pascal . . . The Best Bet!

Vote for Spinoza . . . (Like you have a choice)

Leibniz . . . For the Best Possible World!

Hegel . . . He's got the Spirit!

Kierkegaard: Take the leap to a new level of politics

Schopenhauer: He's got the Will!

F. H. Bradley: The Absolutely Ideal Candidate

Bergson . . . For more vitality!

James . . . Bring pragmatism back into politics!

Wittgenstein . . . Because running the country is not just a game!

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