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 26, 2025

6 months ago

If people have to choose between freedom and sandwiches, they will take sandwiches.

January 25, 2025

11 months ago

All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.

June 25, 2025

6 months ago

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.

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