Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure 'good' government; it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare - most people want to run things but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the 'backseat-driver syndrome.'

An elephant. A mouse built to government specifications.

Any priest or shaman must be presumed guilty until proved innocent.

Always store beer in a dark place,

The problem of power is how to achieve its responsible use rather than its irresponsible and indulgent use - of how to get men of power to live for the public …

All political power is a trust.

Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all.