What's the title going to be? "I Duh'd it My Way"?

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by Apollo

Didn't the Greeks do something similar? It was something like... every leader had to "stand trial" at the end of their reign of power and be judged by some kind of committee of citizens? Or something like that...?

The two aren't really related at all I guess, and I might be wrong about the whole Greek reference, but this is the first time I've noticed the comparison.

Quite right about at least some Greeks. IIRC it was part of the constitution of Syracuse that at the end of their term, every public official was subjected to a full (financial) audit and was required to account for all the decisions they had made. A large jury could then vote for various rewards or punishments, as they saw fit.

Damn good idea, I reckon.

The only problem with the books is, as already pointed out, they get to tell their side of the story, with no criticism, contradiction, or awkward questions.