Insight: “Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build 
and nobody wants to do maintenance.” —author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1922-2007)

Non Compos Mentis, Part I: “[T]he best way to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon is a verifiable, tough agreement. A military solution will not fix it. Even if the United States participates, it would temporarily slow down an Iranian nuclear program but it will not eliminate it.” —Barack Obama, taking options off the table when he promised not to do so

Non Compos Mentis, Part II: “People don’t remember, but when I came into office, the United States in world opinion ranked below China and just barely above Russia, and today once again, the Untied States is the most respected country on earth.” —Barack Obama

Non Compos Mentis, Part III: “As I always point out, democracy is hard. I think many of the things said about me are terribly unfair. But the reason American democracy has survived so long is because people, even if they are wrong, have the right to say what they think.” —Barack Obama

Village Idiots: “We must find a formula which is valuable for everybody and valuable for the U.S. without going to the Congress.” —French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on reaching a climate accord in Paris later this year

Woman of the people: “Go to the end of the line.” —Hillary Clinton to supporters wanting a photograph with her

And last… “Hillary Clinton’s campaign revealed she’ll announce for president [again] at a rally next week in New York. She’ll kick off the day by giving an interview to George Stephanopoulos of ABC News. The announcement was made by Hillary Clinton’s press spokesman, George Stephanopoulos of ABC News.” —Argus Hamilton