It places me on a far higher plane than any politician. When things are going well, it's much harder to make the right jokes. It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes. You throw a perfectly straight line at the audience and then, right at the end, you curve it.
Good jokes do that.
Burrows Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments. The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible. The shortest distance between two jokes makes a perfect speech. If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.