Advice for Politicians
I once wondered why Thomas Aquinas, who knew about Grekk and Roman democracies, didn't consider democarcay the best form of government. So I looked up what he said on the subject. I won't repeat what he said, but I will put it in my own words. Government is the exercise of power over a population in a nation through law enforcement and the military. And power is the ability to ignore the wishes of other people. So the most essential quality for any politician is to put the benefit of the people over their own benefit. Any politician who cares more about their own benefit does not deserve to hold office.