If the politician is not a philosopher putting into effect eternal principles, what then is he? He is, and here we may speak of what may be termed the ordinary or average politician, an adjuster and a broker of the many conflicting and competitive interests in a democratic society. His role is not to ram one set of interests through but to compromise with all of them so that everybody can live with the settlement. When the politician is considered in this framework, he immediately appears in a much more favorable stance-he is the man who makes democracy work.
-T. Harry Williams. "Trends in Southern Politics. " in The Idea of the South, Frank Vandiver editor. (60)
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