I almost needn’t have bothered; more than six people cannot agree on anything; three is better—and one is perfect for a job that one can do. This is why parliamentary bodies all through history, when they accomplished anything, owed it to a few strong men who dominated the rest. Never fear, son, this Ad-Hoc Congress will do nothing . . . or if they pass something through sheer fatigue, it will be so loaded with contradictions that it will have to be thrown out.
Democracy In a nutshell
