Less politicians, more statesmen.

Short video with some quotes from the marvelous biography of the greatest statesman ever: Winston Churchill, by William Manchester and Paul Reid.
Concluding:
Nowadays civilization is threatened in a very different way but in my opinion also in an even more worrying and sinister way than 80 years ago.
Serious politicians should more frequently ask themselves: What Did Winston Do.

(WDWD is a 'category' on the website https://olddutchpainter.works/ )