TIL that U.S. presidential candidates used to not campaign for themselves and feigned disinterest for the position because of the belief that the presidency of the United States should neither be sought nor declined and that political campaigns were beneath the dignity of men suited for governance.

TIL that U.S. presidential candidates used to not campaign for themselves and feigned disinterest for the position because of the belief that the presidency of the United States should neither be sought nor declined and that political campaigns were beneath the dignity of men suited for governance. http://www.uvm.edu/~dguber/POLS125/articles/ellis.htm aliasbatman October 31, 2020 at 12:43PM