All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

Quote by James Reston

Topics: Indifference Quotes, Politics Quotes

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and...

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and...

This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not...

This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not...

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides

The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology.

If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology.

A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.

A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always...

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always...

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize...

Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize...

In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.

In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.

Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is...

Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is...

The rising power of the United States in world affairs requires, not a more compliant...

The rising power of the United States in world affairs requires, not a more compliant...

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and...

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and...

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.

Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.

Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we...

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we...

Our degeneration, when it is traced back to its origin in our view of the...

Our degeneration, when it is traced back to its origin in our view of the...

The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum

The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have...

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have...