We vote only for the figures who are nominated

“No, I am not ashamed to repeat that from my comrades of the gutter I learned more, gained a greater appreciation of literature, than ever I did from the pedagogues who clutter our halls of learning. School never provided us with an open forum where we could discuss passionately and freely the books and authors we found to our liking. It all serves to remind me of our so-called democratic system of voting. We vote only for the figures who are nominated—men who, need I say, are scarcely the sort an intelligent person would like to see in office.” – Henry Miller