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Full Idea
In Utopia, anyone who deliberately tries to get himself elected to a public office is permanently disqualified from holding one.
Gist of Idea
If you try to get elected, you should be permanently barred from seeking office
Source
Thomas More (Utopia [1516], Bk 2)
Book Ref
More,Thomas: 'Utopia', ed/tr. Turner,Paul [Penguin 1965], p.106
A Reaction
This echoes a thought found in Plato (Idea 2149). I've always liked this idea. Why can't we have elections were a group of the best people are invited to stand? Well, yes, it would lead to corruption... Still, the best should be pushed to the front.
Related Idea
Idea 2149 Reluctant rulers make a better and more unified administration [Plato]