'Whose side are they on?' said Brocando.
'Sides? Their own, I suppose, just like everyone else.' - Terry Pratchett
'Whose side are they on?' said Brocando. 'Sides? Their own, I suppose, just like everyone else.'
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Terry Pratchett
Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humorist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works, most famous for his Discworld series.
The Ephebians believed that every man should have the vote (provided that he wasn't poor, foreign, nor disqualified by reason of being mad, frivolous, or a woman). Every five years someone was elected to be Tyrant, provided he could prove that he was honest, intelligent, sensible, and trustworthy. Immediately after he was elected, of course, it was obvious to everyone that he was a criminal madman and totally out of touch with the view of the ordinary philosopher in the street looking for a towel. And then five years later they elected another one just like him, and really it was amazing how intelligent people kept on making the same mistakes.
Wisdom is one of the few things that looks bigger the further away it is.
"Don't look back!" "Why not?" "Because I just did! Run faster!"
