"There is no evil under the sun but what is to be dreaded from men, who may do what they please with impunity: They seldom or never stop at certain degrees of mischief when they have power to go farther; but hurry on from wickedness to wickedness, as far and as fast as human malice can prompt human power." - Thomas Gordon, "Cautions Against the Natural Encroachments of Power" (June 17, 1721)
If only we had managed to create a system of government where leaders are held accountable for lawbreaking; not least of which: murdering people in international water, invading another country and kidnapping their president to steal that nation's resources.
