Those who desire power...

[ZenGum]

It does sound like the sort of thing Plato would have said.

But this:

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

David Brin (1950 - )

See, USA, there's your problem, right there.

Who the hell would want to be president right now? Why would anyone sensible want that? Massively high pressure, have to work with any number of assholes, not terribly well paid, short term, and with a murder rate of around 10% one of the most dangerous legal jobs in the world.

No wonder the candidates are so crap.