If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? – Author Unknown

Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. – James Russell Lowell

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. – Alexis de Tocqueville

Mankind will never see an end of trouble until… lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power… become lovers of wisdom. – Plato, The Republic