The greatest punishment for those who are not interested in politics is that they are governed by people who are.

Alleged source is unknown. There are very few references to this quote in the internet, but early quotes can be found on twitter Tweet from 2010. Brazilian writer Rodrigo Constantino cited it in the book "Prisioneiros da liberdade‎", page 157, without giving any further references. It may very well be a misquote from Plato's Republic Book 1, 347-C: "Good men are unwilling to rule, either for money's sake or for honour.... So they must be forced to consent under threat of penalty.... The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself."