If we think we can get away with something, we will likely try to — too often only when we become aware of the probability that we can’t will we reconsider.
Usually, it's not that I'm not paying attention, it's that I'm paying attention to something else.
The problem isn't just politicians capitalizing on us (not to mention exploiting) — we must demand more of ourselves than to lazily just leave it up to them…we’re using each other, to our peril.
When does independence just become deferral?
