"As long as I don't run into trouble, you can stay in Congress for at least a few more years."
"Sometimes, you have to learn to make sacrifices, Landon. Only by giving something up can you gain something. If you don't want to give up anything, you'll get nothing."
Lin Qi stated bluntly why he had been able to become a senator. It wasn't because he was exceptionally outstanding.
It was because he had followed the right person.
In the Federation, when it came to individual ability, there were countless people who could rival senators. Some of them were even more capable than the current senators, including quite a few managers from the Lower-Middle Class.
They understood the way society at the bottom of the Federation functioned better than those senators sitting high above everyone else. They understood the details rather than merely observing changes on a macro level.
But why were these highly capable people unable to become important figures and provide the necessary impetus for society's development and evolution?
Because they lacked supporters! Without anyone backing them, they would never have the chance to stand in the spotlight. Sometimes, reality was simply that cruel.
Don't just stare at an idiot king and ask why even an idiot could become king while ignoring the idiot king's father. The family he belonged to was the royal family!
That was why the higher one rose in the political world, the less important it became whether one possessed the ability to match one's position.
If Councilor Landon wanted to remain in his position, he had to cooperate with Lin Qi, speak for Lin Qi in Congress, and make certain decisions on his behalf.
The capitalists were becoming increasingly arrogant largely because these politicians were too obedient. As a result, a small group