““I’ll restate that in case you were confused by the wording. Madison suggested that there was a need to put virtuous people in office, and then to take precautions to keep them virtuous while they are there. But this is not what America does. You let the tyrants and scoundrels come up here and have their way, and then when they lie, cheat, and steal, you turn a blind eye to it, and let them stay in office to do more of the same. Generally speaking, you pick corrupt officers, and then you protect their corruption while they’re in office. And so I ask you again that most important question: what kind of people are you?””
