He bore proudly on his shoulders the burden of his immense unpopularity. Mark Twain. [He was talking about Charles X of France. But it obviously is still as appropriate today as then. Ed.]
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. - Plato
It is fast approaching the point where I don’t want to elect anyone stupid enough to want the job.
- Erma Bombeck
- Erma Bombeck