A m o n g the many Priests of Jove,
Hir’d to draw Blessings from Above;
Some few were Learn’d and Eloquent,
But thousands Hot and Ignorant:
Yet all pass’d Muster that could hide
Their Sloth, Lust, Avarice and Pride
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Mandeville (amv)
What B. Mandeville knew of priesterhood in 1705 (The Grumbling Hive), may apply to Iranian theocrats today:
