The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved. |
The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved. |
The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a cutting edge they may later return to wound him. |
The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue. |
To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful. |
We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks-that's show business. |
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. |
We cannot make good news out of bad practice. |
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it. |