Every campaign, Garry Wills once wrote, "taught Nixon the same lesson: mobilize resentment against those in power." History taught the same to many conservative and reactionary populist movements, whose real attitude to those in power and authority was one of a servile, envious, vicarious adoration.
For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports (ed. Atlantic Books Ltd, 2014) - ISBN: 9781782394976