David Brooks - Rules for Craftsmen

The governing craftsman has to be able to know how many votes each side possesses. He has to avoid the narcissistic question: What do I want? He has to ask instead: Given this correlation of forces, what is the landscape offering me?
Read the whole thing; this is the essence of governance, nearly all of the time.

David Brooks - Rules for Craftsmen

"I assure you, there is very excellent services committed at the bridge."
- Fluellen, Henry V