Democracy, Republics

The United States of America federal government breakdown:
100 Senators
435 Congressmen
9 Supreme Court Justices
1 President
TOTAL: 545
The United States of America Population:
300,000,000
(The President is indirectly elected, he in turn appoints Justices.)

Göring

"Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. ...Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."

The Discontent

"Whenever men are not obliged to fight from necessity, they fight from ambition; which is so powerful in human breasts, that it never leaves them no matter to what rank they rise. The reason is that nature has so created men that they are able to desire everything but are not able to attain everything: so that the desire being always greater than the acquisition, there results discontent with the possession and little satisfaction to themselves from it."
[Niccolo Machiavelli]

Flames

One small flame can start miles of wildfires. Overestimate your enemy, but never underestimate yourself.

Featured Painting

Crucifixion by the Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dali.