As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air — however slight — lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.
Politics is the business of governing, and nobody can escape being governed, for better or worse. In the few fortunate societies where voting is free and honest, most people take the weird view that politics is a horse race — you bet on a winner or loser every so often, if you can bestir yourself; but politics is not a personal concern. Politics is everything — from clean drinking water through the preservation of forests, whales, . . . to nuclear weapons and the disposal thereof. If we mean to keep any control over our world and lives, we must be interested in politics.
