” It’s a matter of conscience: there are standards which I hold myself to.”
Yeah, those “standards” that for years have prevented us from getting a decent president. I just always hoped that guys like you were the only one’s who would be forced to live with the political consequences by being some elitist for whom no one is ever good enough. Sadly though, if there are enough of you, we all get saddled with the worst of all worlds. But what the hell, you can go to bed with your “standards” in tact even though they leave the country bleeding. Thanks for nothing! I’d say more. but I want to remain in good standing here.
-- John Quincy Adams