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		<title>Carlin, George -- Book (2001), Napalm &#038; Silly Putty, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Blame the Leaders&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of all my bitching, you might&#8217;ve noticed that I never complain about politicians. I leave that to others. And there&#8217;s no shortage of volunteers; everyone complains about politicians. Everyone says they suck. But where do people think these politicians come from? They don&#8217;t fall out of the sky; they don&#8217;t pass through [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="tab">In the midst of all my bitching, you might&#8217;ve noticed that I never complain about politicians. I leave that to others. And there&#8217;s no shortage of volunteers; everyone complains about politicians. Everyone says they suck.<br />
<span class="tab">But where do people think these politicians come from? They don&#8217;t fall out of the sky; they don&#8217;t pass through a membrane from a separate reality. They come from American homes, American families, American schools, American churches, and American businesses. And they&#8217;re elected by American voters. This is what our system produces, folks. This is the best we can do. Let&#8217;s face it, we have very little to work with. Garbage in, garbage out.<br />
<span class="tab">Ignorant citizens elect ignorant leaders, it&#8217;s as simple as that. And term limits don&#8217;t help. All you do is get a brand new bunch of ignorant leaders.</span></span></span></p>
<br><b>George Carlin</b> (1937-2008) American comedian<br>Book (2001), <i>Napalm &#038; Silly Putty</i>, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Blame the Leaders&#8221; 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://archive.org/details/napalmsillyputty00carl/page/234/mode/2up?q=%22in+the+midst+of+all+my%22" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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(<a href="https://youtu.be/jbZgbPlxBjg?si=jbn6wMG9Q21L9v11&t=22865">Source (audio)</a>). The audiobook version is trivially different (emphasis added):<br><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">In the midst of all my bitching, you might've noticed that I never complain about politicians. I leave that to <i>other people.</i> There's no shortage of volunteers; everyone complains about politicians. Everyone says they suck.<br>
<span class="tab">But where do people think these politicians come from? They don't fall out of the sky; they don't pass through a membrane from a separate reality. They come from American homes, American families, American schools, American churches, and American businesses. And they're elected by American voters. This is what our system produces, folks. This is the best we can do. Let's face it, we have very little to work with <em>in this country</em>. Garbage in, garbage out.<br>
<span class="tab">Ignorant citizens elect ignorant leaders, it's as simple as that. And term limits don't help. All you do is get a brand new bunch of ignorant leaders.</blockquote><br>




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		<title>Rogers, Will -- Column (1927-11-08), &#8220;Daily Telegram: Will Rogers Has An Idea About Terms for Governors&#8221; [No. 405]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here in California, people were thinking and voting on whether to keep a governor four years or eight. I think a good, honest governor should get four years, and the others life!]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, here in California, people were thinking and voting on whether to keep a governor four years or eight. I think a good, honest governor should get four years, and the others life!</p>
<br><b>Will Rogers</b> (1879-1935) American humorist<br>Column (1927-11-08), &#8220;Daily Telegram: Will Rogers Has An Idea About Terms for Governors&#8221; [No. 405] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Will_Rogers_Daily_Telegrams_The_Coolidge/WUvfahCXUcIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22good,%20honest%20governor%22%20%22nov.%208%22" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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