Insight: “For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all; since armed injustice is the more dangerous, and he is equipped at birth with the arms of intelligence and with moral qualities which he may use for the worst ends.” —Aristotle (384-322 BC)

Good question: “How did we go from starting a revolution over a tax on tea to collectively shrugging our shoulders when the government locks us in our homes, keeps us from seeing our families and arbitrarily closes our small businesses?” —Congresswoman-elect Lauren Boebert

Observations: “Mr. Trump doesn’t want to admit he lost, and he can duck the inauguration if he likes. But his sore loser routine is beginning to grate even on millions who voted for him.” —The Wall Street Journal

For the record: “Trump is very predictable in always wanting to put America first. But China prefers having American presidents who usually put communist China first.” —Gary Bauer

Straight from the source: “I’d like to say very bluntly our mission is to redistribute wealth. A lot of people bristle at that phrase. That is, in fact, the phrase we need to use.” —NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio

Non sequitur: “We will make sure that creating jobs, tackling the climate crisis, and centering equity are at the heart of our transportation and infrastructure vision.” —Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg

Braying jenny: “I’m going to continue to fight for our most vulnerable communities who have been disproportionately impacted by the virus, for our health care workers, for our essential workers, for incarcerated men and women to be prioritized in the distribution of the vaccine.” —Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)

Parroting eugenics: “Harald Schmidt, an expert in ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, said that it is reasonable to put essential workers ahead of older adults, given their risks, and that they are disproportionately minorities. ‘Older populations are whiter,’ Dr. Schmidt said. ‘Society is structured in a way that enables them to live longer. Instead of giving additional health benefits to those who already had more of them, we can start to level the playing field a bit.’” —The New York Times

Alpha jackass I: “[Mike Pence] and his wife Karen will be [getting COVID vaccine shots] on television to show that the vaccine is safe. I guess the thinking is if it’s good enough for ‘America’s First Karen,’ it should be good enough for the rest of them too.” —Jimmy Kimmel

Alpha jackass II: “Maybe save that dose for someone else. The only cure Mike Pence should get right now is a bottle of Clorox and a heat lamp.” —Jimmy Kimmel

And last… “Remember that time brilliant negotiator Nancy Pelosi turned down a $1.8 trillion deal from Steve Mnuchin?” —Ben Shapiro regarding the $900 billion COVID relief bill