The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.
Daniel Patrick MoynihanIf we get into the mind-set where the good becomes the enemy of the best, we will get nothing.
Daniel Patrick MoynihanThe liberal left can be as rigid and destructive as any force in American life.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan