Ants, Cows and Higher Education

My favorite cockroach once wrote,

"I once heard the survivors of a colony of ants that had been partially obliterated by a cow's foot seriously debating the intention of the gods towards their civilization." (Archy the Cockroach from "Archy and Mehitabel" by Don Marquis)

I recall this quote every time the current Higher Education budget is discussed in Baton Rouge.

I also mumble another Archie Quote.

there is bound to be a certain amount of
trouble running any country
if you are president the trouble happens to you
but if you are a tyrant you can arrange things so
that most of the trouble happens to other people