An optimist is somebody who thinks our various political and social systems, schools and churches, support groups and Boy Scout troops, jury trials a… - Jack McDevitt

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An optimist is somebody who thinks our various political and social systems, schools and churches, support groups and Boy Scout troops, jury trials and congressional committees, are on the up-and-up. That they are intended for the benefit of the members. The reality is that they are designed to keep everyone in line.