Glaukon: You are far too convincing. Do you really think that [Thomas] Jefferson could have become a dictator--could have handed on to us a political system like that of Jomo Kenyatta or Mahathir Muhammed?

Thrasymakhos: (munch, munch). I think that we are all quite fortunate that Jefferson had really, really poor organizational skills.

...communities across North America are urged to engage in interfaith activities to raise public awareness about the horrific situation in Darfur and to demand that the international community take immediate and decisive action to stop the killing, the rape, and the destruction of villages, and to assure that humanitarian relief reaches all those in need.