[saganite]

I guess he missed St Thomas Aquinas. Churchill anyone? Who was that Italian? Oh yeah, Machiavelli.

I’m assuming the NEA sycophant is talking about writers who are also p[oliticians so there’s no need to mention others.

And of course we all know Obama didn’t write Dreams From My Father.

[Dr. Sivana]

I guess he missed St Thomas Aquinas. Churchill anyone? Who was that Italian? Oh yeah, Machiavelli.

Great writers, but Aquinas is more methodical than powerful. Machiavelli is pretty dry, too. I haven't read Churchill.

I suspect that the runner up since Caesar, for the NEA is Profiles in Courage