“Great charismatic leaders don't just say what voters want to hear; they say what voters want to say.”

“The creators of the Constitution were not purple-robed scholars, sitting in their ivory towers attempting to put abstract theories into play, but men who had come to realize that their system of government was broken. These men desired desperately to repair it.”

“Please don't hurt me. When you're tired of me, just let me know.”

“The gods listen, Rain. Put a thought out there often enough, and they'll think it's what you want.”

“If you're going to say what you want to say, you're going to hear what you don't want to hear.”

“What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.”

“MAke sure she can handle a gun, please."I whacked him on the arm."Hmm, did a butterfly just land on me?”