Infinite MonkeysSomething about reading this quote:
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." - Plato
Made me consider this possible corollary:
"One of the penalties for participating in politics is that you end up becoming like your inferiors."
This consideration was, undoubtedly, fueled by my memory of P. J. O'Rourke's quip:
"Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy the whores are us."
Not really making a point here, I'm just saying.
Posted by RobbL at May 23, 2004 12:23 PM | TrackBack