To say that a farm boy knows how to milk a cow is to say that we can send him read more

To say that a farm boy knows how to milk a cow is to say that we can send him out to the barn with an empty pail and expect him to return with milk. To say that a criminologist understands crime is not to say that we can send him out with a grant or a law and expect him to return with a lower crime rate. He is more likely to return with a report on why he has not succeeded yet, and including the inevitable need for more money, a larger staff, more sweeping powers, etc.

Many bad policies are simply good policies taken too far.

Many bad policies are simply good policies taken too far.

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.

A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.

All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.

All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

Fifty-one percent of a nation can establish a totalitarian regime, suppress minorities and still remain democratic.

Fifty-one percent of a nation can establish a totalitarian regime, suppress minorities and still remain democratic.

He has been called a mediocre man; but this is unwarranted flattery. He was a politician of monumental littleness.

He has been called a mediocre man; but this is unwarranted flattery. He was a politician of monumental littleness.

Many a bum show has been saved by the flag.

Many a bum show has been saved by the flag.