Gibbon (again) on Trump

In every age, the absence of genuine inspiration is supplied by the strong illusions of enthusiasm and the mimic arts of imposture.[1]

   - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1776

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[1] Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, ed., Hans-Friedrich Mueller (New York: The Modern Library/Random House, 2003), p. 440.