Today’s Quote – 2007.08.21

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

—H. L. Mencken

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Hat tip to D. R. Scott at Brilliant at Breakfast

Today’s Quote – 2007.05.08

“The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal — that you can gather votes like box tops — is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.”

—Adlai Stevenson

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