“No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture; but modern history is not a very satisfactory side-arm in political polemics; it grows less and less so.” MayPoliticalGrowsCausesSidesSupportDoubtModernArmsDevilScriptureNo DoubtModern HistoryPolemics Book:The Spirit of Liberty: Papers and Addresses Source: The Spirit of Liberty: Papers and Addresses
“What I find most appalling is the Senate calls it a qualified blind trust when it's not blind. Since the Senate says it's OK, the Senate has made it a political question. It's up to the voter. But there's no doubt it's a conflict of interest.” MadePoliticalInterestDoubtConflictBlindMade ItNo DoubtVotersSenateBlindnessQualifiedConflict Of InterestBlind Trust Author:Kathleen Clark
“Convictions no doubt have to be modified or expanded to meet changing conditions but ... to be a reliable political leader sooner or later your anchors must hold fast where other men's drag.” MenPoliticalLeaderDoubtConditionsPoliticianConvictionNo DoubtDragSooner Or LaterAnchorsPolitical LeadersHold Fast Book:More Or Less about Myself Source: More Or Less about Myself
“As far as I know, the question of whether and how it could be strategically or morally justified was never the subject of open debate in Germany after 1945, no doubt mainly because a nation which had murdered and worked to death millions of people in its camps could hardly call on the victorious powers to explain the military and political logic that dictated the destruction of the German cities.” PeopleKnowsPoliticalNationsCitiesMillionsDoubtSubjectsMilitaryDestructionLogicDebateGermanyNo DoubtCampsJustified Author:W. G. Sebald