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Plato said: “The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” Today he would add “Flip the House and the Senate.”
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Hey Mr. Aydelott, didn’t Plato also say, "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws”? As such, since we’re making up quotes on what Plato would say, I’d add to your addition, “Flip the House and the Senate in California.” And also add, “Vote for anyone but a Democrat.”
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