I'm inclined to think that, because it's such an awful life, that politicians do go into it for the best reasons. I mean, some may love the sound of their own voice. But it's such a wearying life, you've got to be impelled by some desire to leave the world a better place than when you came into it.
“The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them.”
“We citizens don't need to know every detail of every military operation in this new kind of war. Nor should the media tell us and hence our enemy.”