All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

All sacrifices of common sense, and all recourse to plausible political combinations, whether of individuals or of men, are uniformly made at the expense of the majority.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

There are many professions that require individuals, on an ongoing basis, to pass drug tests, physicals and psychological evaluations in order to keep their jobs. Maybe it’s time to start holding the people that are supposed to be making decisions on our behalf to the same standards.