![When [a politician] is in opposition, he is an expert on the means to some end; and when he is in office he is an expert on the obstacles to it. In short, when he is impotent he proves to us that the thing is easy; and when he is omnipotent he proves that it is impossible.](/assets/img/quote-photos/when-a-politician-is-in-opposition-he-is-an-expert-on-the-means-to-some-end-a.jpg)
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