Quotes by Safire, William

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know an >>

To know your place is a good idea in politics. That is not to say stay >>

Quotations about Politicians and Politics

The belief that politics can be scientific must inevitably produce tyr >>

The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a du >>

Elected leaders who forget how they got there won't the next time. >>

To know your place is a good idea in politics. That is not to say stay in your place or hang on to your place, because ambition or boredom may dictate upward or downward mobility, but a sense of place -- a feel for one's own position in the control room -- is useful in gauging what you should try to do.

Safire, William