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My great grandfather's joke was always "There's only one man I'd vote for, and I won't run." The office attracts people who are there for the wrong reasons, wit
by dehrmann 1y ago
My great grandfather's joke was always "There's only one man I'd vote for, and I won't run." The office attracts people who are there for the wrong reasons, with Carter being the exception that proves the rule.
- zanecodes 1y ago"The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." - Douglas Adams
- CoastalCoder 1y ago> with Carter being the exception that proves the rule. Could you clarify what you mean by this?
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- alexanderchr 1y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule#Proving_the_validity_of_a_rule_of_thumb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule...
- CoastalCoder 1y agoThanks for the link. I'm familiar with the expression, but I can't make sense of how GP is bringing it to bear.
- dehrmann 1y agoYes, he did sign up for the job, but his charity work afterwards says a lot. The joke is he was too good of a person to be president.