Trading Places
I think the Democratic campaign philosophy in the next few elections should be obvious: smaller government. A government that is more responsible, less intrusive, more humble. Under the Bush administration, the national debt has escalated alarmingly; we have become aggressively unilateralist abroad, alienating people worldwide; protections of the privacy and human rights of citizens have been steadily eroded; and the federal executive and legislative branches have been increasingly willing to trample on prerogatives of the states and the judiciary. It's time to put some grownups in power who know how to balance a budget and will keep their noses out of people's personal lives.
[Sean Carroll, "More unsolicited campaign advice", at Preposterous Universe.]
Sometimes I quote because I'm lazy; more times, like this one, it's because I have nothing to add to a lovely word bagatelle.