A rational man acting in the real world may be defined as one who decides where he will strike a balance between what he desires and what can be done.
Walter LippmannIn government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual office seekers, always on trial for their political lives, always required to court their restless constituents.
Walter LippmannThe justification of majority rule in politics is not to be found in its ethical superiority.
Walter LippmannCertainly he is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy. However, he does regard it as a policy.
Walter Lippmann