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 29, 2025

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All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

January 10, 2025

12 months ago

Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail…In the long run of history,

March 21, 2025

9 months ago

[Of two fellow congressmen] They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.

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