""the swiss do not desire great men, and in politics, they are afraid to have them. what they like is honesty and average aptitude to manage public affairs like a shop. they mistrust superiority and, let us frankly admit, they are horrified at genius. no geniuses, no saints, even talent is suspect. it is enough to say that a politician who showed signs of surpassing the low water mark would be promptly subject to public discredit""