Wednesday's Quote

Jean De La Fontaine (no relation to Pat as far as I know), was a seventeenth century French poet. Some consider him the greatest French writer prior to Victor Hugo, but I have no opinion on that. Here's a short excerpt from his Fables that I do think is on the mark:

"Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it
if not also animated with the love of truth
and virtue, no matter whether he be a
prince, or one of the people."