All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

Quote by James Reston

Topics: Indifference Quotes, Politics Quotes

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

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.

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 vessel that leaks from the top.

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

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government...

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

I do not wish to give up the power of personal arms and be defenseless...

I do not wish to give up the power of personal arms and be defenseless...