Motley Fool Money · Saturday, July 4, 2026
Scott Phillips pushes back on the idea that politicians can't act on their convictions because 'circumstances don't suit them.' He asserts that if politicians avoid doing what they believe is right due to difficulty, they should 'bugger off,' and he has zero sympathy for such justifications.
“I will, though, take the exception. I will, um, make Henry, is about the the public being easily manipulated.”
“Now maybe we are, right? The thing is, if the defense of a politician is they would be a better person except they can't be because circumstances don't suit them. Then that's about as hypocritical as you can get, you know?”
“I'm not going to excuse a politician from doing the right thing because it's hard, right?”