oakeshott's latest explosive revelation , page-16

"Generally if you can't make it in business life you go into politics."

Yes, some people seem to think that to be "in business" is all that matters in life and regard that as a sign of success in life. There are many different stake holders in our society, with different needs, desires, motives. We have people who are teachers, we have artists, we have priests, monks, musicians, we have people who prefer to stay home to brig up kids, we have full time share traders, etc etc, and of course we have politicians of all kinds.