The urge to consume is fathered by the value system which emphasizes the ability of the society to produce.

Some things were never meant to be recycled.

War remains the decisive human failure.

We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.

It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state.

In public administration good sense would seem to require that public expectation be kept at the lowest possible level in order to minimize eventual disappointment.

The contented and economically comfortable have a very discriminating view of government. Nobody is ever indignant about bailing out failed banks and failed savings and loans associations... But when taxes must be paid for the lower middle class and poor, the government assumes an aspect of wickedness.