Bugoslavia does not need a saint, a drummer, or a conqueror. It needs a woman who can read a balance sheet without trembling. I put more weight behind Tithe Grain today because victory is easier to respect when it pays.
If the republic hands me the chair at close, it will get low tax, open trade, and a treasury spent where returns can be counted. If it does not, it will still have to live with the fact that I was the only candidate who offered competence without costume.
A serious republic should be governed the way a serious ledger is kept: no theatrics, no superstition, no mercy for bad arithmetic.