The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.
Many today feel troubled and distressed; many feel that, at any moment, the ships of their lives could capsize or sink.
A century before the concept took hold in America, pirate ships were democracies. Most captains were elected by crew and could be voted out anytime.
Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.
Those who want to row on the ocean of human knowledge do not get far, and the storm drives those out of their course who set sail.
What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics.
When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks, many people all around will be sucked down with it.
Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.
Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command of the ship of state. Failure to do so, characterized by hesitation and indecision, will harm the national interest.
A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to shorten sail.