In government, the scum rises to the top.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
In government, the scum rises to the top.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
Meritocracy can exist with proper checks.
I do not think it is an exaggeration to say history is largely a history of inflation, usually inflations engineered by governments for the gain of governments.
It is always from a minority acting in ways different from what the majority would prescribe that the majority in the end learns to do better.
From the saintly and single-minded idealist to the fanatic is often but a step.
Amid scandals in high places, Senator Feingold is fresh air. The country should rise up and sing.
At the pre-emptory request of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I, Joshua Norton, formerly of Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and now for …
There is still a Castro in [Cuba]. And I think the status quo will not change until [Fidel] moves to the great beyond. [However,] Raul Castro [recently install…