What luck for rulers, that men do not think. The most important political office is that of private citizen. I must acknowledge, once and for all, that the purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis. Mr. Spock on Star Trek Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. Plato Power corrupts.
Absolute power is kind of neat.
John Lehman, Secretary of the Navy 1981-87. Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.