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“You can almost see voters nodding their heads at home: The public's faith in politicians and political institutions has been on a steep and dangerous decline for decades, because elected leaders fail to deliver.”

Has Beens Home Political Leader Failing Dangerous Politician Institutions Decades Voters Decline Steep Nodding Political Institutions Elected Leaders

Author:Ron Fournier

“Temporary deviations from fundamental principles are always more or less dangerous. When the first pretext fails, those who become interested in prolonging the evil will rarely be at a loss for other pretexts.”

Firsts Evil Loss Liberty Principles Failing Dangerous Fundamentals Temporary Pretext Fundamental Principles Deviation Prolonging

Book:Selected Writings of James Madison

Source: Selected Writings of James Madison

“I confidently trust that the American people will prove themselves ... too wise not to detect the false pride or the dangerous ambitions or the selfish schemes which so often hide themselves under that deceptive cry of mock patriotism: "Our country, right or wrong!" They will not fail to recognize that our dignity, our free institutions and the peace and welfare of this and coming generations of Americans will be secure only as we cling to the watchword of true patriotism: "Our country - when right to be kept right; when wrong to be put right."”

People Country Wise Failing Generations Dangerous Cry Pride Prove Ambition Dignity Institutions Selfish Our Country Secure Welfare Schemes Mock Deceptive True Patriotism False Pride

Author:Carl Schurz

“In urging all writers to be steadfast in reliance on the ultimate victory of excellence, we should no less strenuously urge upon them to beware of the intemperate arrogance which attributes failure to a degraded condition of the public mind. The instinct which leads the world to worship success is not dangerous. The book which succeeds accomplishes its aim. The book which fails may have many excellencies, but they must have been misdirected.”

Source: The Principles of Success in Literature

“All the inducements of early society tend to foster immediate action; all its penalties fall on the man who pauses; the traditional wisdom of those times was never weary of inculcating that "delays are dangerous," and that the sluggish man the man "who roasteth not that which he took in hunting" will not prosper on the earth, and indeed will very soon perish out of it. And in consequence an inability to stay quiet, an irritable desire to act directly, is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.”

Source: Physics and Politics: Or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of

“Credulity is always a ridiculous, often a dangerous failing: it has made of many a clever man, a fool; and of many a good man, a knave.”

Men Made Failing Dangerous Fool Ridiculous Clever Good Man Credulity Knaves Gullibility Clever Man

Book:A few days in Athens: being the translation of a Greek manuscript discovered in Herculaneum

Source: A few days in Athens: being the translation of a Greek manuscript discovered in Herculaneum

“If you're remarkable, then it's likely that some people won't like you. That's part of the definition of remarkable. Nobody gets unanimous praise - ever. The best the timid can hope for is to be unnoticed. Criticism comes to those who stand out. Playing it safe. Following the rules. They seem like the best ways to avoid failure. Alas, that pattern is awfully dangerous. The current marketing “rules” will ultimately lead to failure. In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is failing. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.”

“Much is made of the accelerating brutality of young people's crimes, but rarely does our concern for dangerous children translateinto concern for children in danger. We fail to make the connection between the use of force on children themselves, and violent antisocial behavior, or the connection between watching father batter mother and the child deducing a link between violence and masculinity.”

Source: Family politics: love and power on an intimate frontier

“I think failing is the best way to keep you grounded, curious, and humble. Success is dangerous because often you don't understand why you succeeded. You almost always know why you've failed. You have a lot of time to think about it.”

Thinking Knows Way Failing Dangerous Humble Best Way Curious Grounded Time To Think

Author:Mark Pincus