The ordinary politician has a very low estimate of human nature. In his daily life he comes into contact chiefly with persons who want to get something or to avoid something.
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At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To human nature (of the sort conceived), in a universe (of the kind imagined), after a history (so understood), the rules of the code apply.Walter Lippmann
Whether we wish it our not we are involved in the world's problems, and all the winds of heaven blow through our land.
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The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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To understand is not only to pardon but in the end to love.
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