There are two supreme pleasures in life. One is ideal, the other real. The ideal is when a man receives the seals of office from the hands of his Sovereign. The real pleasure comes when he hands them back.
Archibald Primrose
Orion's Cold Fire
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The way the Founders intended Congress to be regarded. Honored when your neighbors send you to represent them; relieved to get back to the routine of your farm or business.
This guy was one of those altruistic nobles from the second half of the nineteenth century British Empire. Being PM was probably a fairly stressful job.