Assignment Due 4/18 Choose a passage from Weber,
write out the passage. Then explain the meaning of it, and then explain why you
chose this passage.
The most important attribute for a professional
politician is time, the time necessary to devote oneself to learning the
intricacies of the political art. Also if the politician is not to derive a
living entirely ‘off’ of politics and live ‘for’ politics, he must also be
“economically dispensable” meaning he does not depend upon politics at all for
an income.
I think that what this passage means is that the
most important quality that a professional politician must possess is that it should
be available to devote the time necessary to learn the complicated art of
politics, in other words a professional politician must be ready to sacrifice
their time for the politics and live for that. This passage also refers that politicians
cannot simply rely economically form the politics. I chose this passage because
I agree with it what it says, I believe that in order for a politician to do an excellent job
it must be able to dedicate the time that it’s needed and that politicians
should no rely on the politics for their income.
