"A fourth ill effect of the exclusion would be the banishing men from stations in which, in certain emergencies of the state, their presence might be of the greatest moment to the public interest or safety. There is no nation which has not, at one period or another, experienced an absolute necessity of the services of particular men in particular situations; perhaps it would not be too strong to say, to the preservation of its political existence. How unwise, therefore, must be every such self-denying ordinance as serves to prohibit a nation from making use of its own citizens in the manner best suited to its exigencies and circumstances!"
- Federalist Paper No. 72
The dangers of slow driving Some neuroscientific research suggests that dull tasks slow the brain. And if monotony increases the brain's susceptibility to making errors, then boring jobs and slow speed limits could be putting people in jeopardy.