“A politician or political thinker who calls himself a political realist is usually boasting that he sees politics, so to speak, in the raw; he is generally a proclaimed cynic and pessimist who makes it his business to look behind words and fine speeches for the motive. This motive is always low.” LooksPoliticalSpeakBehindsFinePoliticianSpeechLowsMotiveThinkerBoastPessimistRealistCynic Book:The humanist in the bathtub Source: The humanist in the bathtub
“You can drive yourself crazy trying to peer into a person's soul--or you can do the sensible thing: ask not what inner motives drive a politician's policy choices but instead whether those choices are good for the country.” TryingPersonsSoulCountryChoicesAsksCan DoCrazyPolicyPoliticianMotiveSensiblePeersLaw Enforcement Author:Paul Begala
“Once you let yourself begin to be grown-up, you face a world full of problems you can't solve. The politicians and specialists - adults, all - have a hard enough time trying to figure out where to look. It doesn't have to be that way. The greatest solutions in society are reached by corporate thinking, ruled by a motive to either make a profit or go out of business.” ThinkingWorldWayTryingLooksHardEnoughProblemFacesFiguresPoliticianSolutionsAdultsProfitSolveCorporateMotiveEnough TimeSpecialists Author:Ray Bradbury