Assignment Due 4/18

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.