“What the press never does say is who the leaker is and why he wants the story leaked. Yet, more often than not, this is the more important story: What policy wins if the one being disclosed loses?” IfsWantDoeImportantStoriesWinningLosesPolicyPressesEspionage Author:Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“The Soviet Union came apart along ethnic lines. The most important factor in this breakup was the disinclination of Slavic Ukraine to continue under a regime dominated by Slavic Russia. Yugoslavia came apart also, beginning with a brutal clash between Serbia and Croatia, here again 'nations' with only the smallest differences in genealogy; with, indeed, practically a common language. Ethnic conflict does not require great differences; small will do.” DoeImportantLanguageNationsDifferencesLinesCommonConflictUnionsRussiaFactorsBreakupSovietRegimesBrutalSmallestSoviet UnionUkraineClashEthnic ConflictGenealogySerbiaYugoslaviaCommon LanguageCroatia Author:Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“A responsible government does not triple the national debt in eight years.” YearsDoeGovernmentResponsibleEightDebtNational DebtResponsible Government Author:Daniel Patrick Moynihan