One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
Plato
Saturday Mornings
If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.
Lyndon B. Johnson
But she was naked… And all articulate!
Malcolm Reynolds