Tom Veatch wrote:

But, according to Albert Einstein, "The attempt to combine wisdom and
power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short
while". Haven't seen much evidence to dispute that quote.


"I've been studying politics, man and boy, for over forty years. I have yet
to discover whether we are being led by well-meaning fools or by really
intelligent people who are just putting us on." (Lawrence J. Peter - founder
of "The Peter Principle).