481. Government; Impotence; Negligence; Resignation "Governors being accustomed to hear of more crimes than they can punish, and more wrongs than they can redress, set themselves at ease by indiscriminate negligence, and presently forget the request when they lose sight of the petitioner." Johnson: Rasselas [Narrator] Note: If you haven't read it yet, please read this note of caution regarding quotes from Rasselas. Link