Idealism is an incredibly powerful motivation that grows stronger as the general social environment grows more cynical. It’s like the gas in a piston that gets compressed until it explodes. It also works the other way: as idealistic programs fail (and of course, some will) and the speakers of idealistic words are shown to be flawed (and of course, all are), cynicism swings back into fashion.

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