" I figured the government wouldn't let poison flow from the taps. But in general, I'm too trusting of the government. I'm the polar opposite of the Tea Partiers. I have no problem with a nanny state. But in this case, the nanny state has been chatting on the cell phone and ignoring the baby as it plays with matches. "

― A.J. Jacobs , Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection