A READER sends a link to this quote:

“Am I embarrassed to speak for a less-than-perfect democracy?” asked former Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan. His answer: “Not one bit. Find me a better one. Do I suppose there are societies which are free of sin? No, I don’t. Do I think ours is, on balance, incomparably the most hopeful set of human relations the world has? Yes, I do.”

Well said.