A Politician Needs The Ability To Foretell

Men Often Stumble Onto The Truth But Then Quickly Dust Themselves Off And Hurry Away.

...the High Roads Of The Future Will Be Clear, Not Only For Us But For All, Not Only For Our Time But For A Century To Come.

The Very First Thing The President [truman] Did Was To Show Me The New Presidential Seal, Which He Had Just Redesigned. He Explained, 'the Seal Has To Go Everywhere The President Goes. It Must Be Displayed Upon The Lectern When He Speaks. The Eagle Used To Face The Arrows But I Have Re-designed It So That It Now Faces The Olive Branches ... What Do You Think?' I Said, 'mr. President, With The Greatest Respect, I Would Prefer The American Eagle's Neck To Be On A Swivel So That It Could Face The Olive Branches Or The Arrows, As The Occasion Might Demand.'

It Would Be A Great Reform In Politics If Perception Could Be Made To Spread As Easily And As Rapidly As Foolishness.

It Is No Use Dealing With Illusions And Make-believes. We Must Look At The Facts. The World ... Is Too Dangerous For Anyone To Be Able To Afford To Nurse Illusions. We Must Look At Realities.