Quotes Library

February 28 (Bonus Quote)

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.

Theodore H. White (1915-1986), American journalist, writer, Time, 19 November 1984, Jay p. 387

How much money do you have to beg for to get yourself re-elected?

What would White have to say today, after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. F.E.C. (2010)?

June 25, 2025

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Sometimes, when they say you’re ahead of your time, it’s just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing.

March 3, 2025

10 months ago

‘Do you pray for the senators, Dr. Hale?’ ‘No, I look at the senators and I pray for the country’

April 26, 2025

8 months ago

It’s better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.

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