" Sheriff Petersen just went right on getting re-elected, a living testimonial to the fact that you can hold an important public office for ever in our country with no qualifications for it but a clean nose, a photogenic face, and a close mouth. If on top of that you look good on a horse, you are unbeatable. "

― Raymond Chandler , The Big Sleep and Other Novels (Philip Marlowe #1-2, 6)