I do not recall who said the following or where I first heard it.
But, quite some time ago someone once said, paraphrasing, I would rather be governed by the first 100 people from a phone book than any of the Politicians in DC.
In other words, the person who said this naturally trusted the AVERAGE group of Americans to govern correctly than trust any group of Politicians.
I must say, I agree 100% with that sentiment.
“I would rather be governed by the first 100 people from a phone book than any of the Politicians in DC.”
William F. Buckley