“In every community there are little knots of fantastic extremists who loudly proclaim that they are striving for righteousness, and who, in reality, do their feeble best for unrighteousness. Just as the upright politician should hold in peculiar scorn the man who makes the name of politician a reproach and a shame, so the genuine reformer should realize that the cause he champions is especially jeopardized by the mock reformer who does what he can to make reform a laughingstock among decent men.” MenShouldLittlesDoeRealityNamesCausesRealizingCommunityHe ManPoliticianShameStriveGenuineReformFantasticChampionDecentRighteousnessPeculiarScornExtremismExtremistMockKnotsReproachReformersDecent ManUnrighteousness Book:The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses Source: The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses
“A person may be totally unimaginative and have the social vision of a mole, and we still call him a decent man.” MenMayPersonsStillsSocialVisionPoliticianDecentMolesDecent Man Author:Margaret Halsey
“No man can do both effective and decent work in public life unless he is a practical politician on the one hand, and a sturdy believer in Sunday-school politics on the other. He must always strive manfully for the best, and yet, like Abraham Lincoln, must often resign himself to accept the best possible.” MenHandsSchoolCan DoAcceptingPoliticianStriveBelieverPracticalsDecentSundayAbrahamPublic LifeSunday SchoolSturdyDecent Work Book:Writings Source: Writings
“I'm a Labour politician, but, you know, I can see decent Tories with good ideas.” KnowsI CanIdeasPoliticianDecentLabourGood Ideas Author:Tony Blair
“To really tackle poverty, politicians, activists, academics will all have to think outside their boxes, will have to start developing much more integrated approaches to these problems. And a large part of this will involve working out ways to push for living wages. Partly this will involve re-empowering the union movement, which has been massively weakened in recent decades. Partly it will involve a willingness to restructure tax codes to penalize companies that don't provide basic benefits and decent wages to employees.” ThinkingProblemPovertyPoliticianTaxesWork OutCodeDecentEmployeeWillingnessActivistIntegrated Author:Sasha Abramsky