The usual cause of evil in the world is that at any given time half the people in the world are awake.
Dean RuskIf you don't pay attention to the periphery, the periphery changes and the first thing you know the periphery is the center.
Dean RuskOne third of the people of the world are asleep at any given moment. The other two thirds are awake and probably stirring up trouble somewhere.
Dean RuskGive a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state
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