حيث تنتهي الانتخابات السنوية يبدأ الرقّ. فالتواضع والصبر والاعتدال، وبغيابها يغدو كل من يتولى السلطة وحشًا ضاريًا نهِمًا.

“Where annual elections end, there slavery begins ... Humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast of prey.”John Adams — The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations (1851)