You have to appreciate where you have come from to know who you are in the present and whom you would like to be in the future.
For the last century, almost all top political appointments [on the planet Earth] had been made by random computer selection from the pool of individuals who had the necessary qualifications. It had taken the human race several thousand years to realize that there were some jobs that should never be given to the people who volunteered for them, especially if they showed too much enthusiasm. As one shrewed political commentator had remarked: __e want a President who has to be carried screaming and kicking into the White House _ but will then do the best job he possibly can, so that he__l get time off for good behavior.
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For the last century, almost all top political appointments [on the planet Earth] had been made by random computer selection from the pool of individuals who had the necessary qualifications. It had taken the human race several thousand years to realize that there were some jobs that should never be given to the people who volunteered for them, especially if they showed too much enthusiasm. As one shrewed political commentator had remarked: __e want a President who has to be carried screaming and kicking into the White House _ but will then do the best job he possibly can, so that he__l get time off for good behavior.
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