The successful politician owes his power to the fact that he moves within the accepted framework of thought, that he thinks and talks conventionally. It would be almost a contradiction in terms for a politician to be a leader in the field of ideas. His task in a democracy is to find out what the opinions held by the largest number are, not to give currency to new opinions which may become the majority view in some distant future.
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I have impeached myself by resigning.
I have impeached myself by resigning.
If school results were the key to power, girls would be running the world.
If school results were the key to power, girls would be running the world.
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It is the besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which the masses of men exhibit their tyranny.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.
Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.
A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second hand, George.
A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second hand, George.
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the read more
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.
Crime wouldn't pay if the government ran it.
Crime wouldn't pay if the government ran it.
