From "The Oxford Book of Aphorisms"
Vain hope to make men happy by politics!Carlyle, Journal, 1831
"Vain" is the key word here, as everyone is a politician. No two souls have the same politics, so how does one make another completely happy? Hence, the value of debate and negotiation in legislation. No form of government has been found to be perfect, but an open political process generates transparency and accountability.
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