Experience suggests that the first rule of politics is never to say never. The ingenious human capacity for maneuver and compromise may make acceptable tomorrow what seems outrageous or impossible today. — William V. Shannon Copy Share Image
Parents who do not persevere in rearing their children according to their own convictions are not leaving them 'free' to develop on their own.… — William V. Shannon Copy Share Image
What is actually happening is often less important than what appears to be happening. — William V. Shannon Copy Share Image
Experience suggests that the first rule of politics is never to say never. The ingenious human capacity for maneuver and compromise may make acceptable… — William V. Shannon Copy Share Image
Supreme egotism and utter seriousness are necessary for the greatest accomplishment, and these the Irish find hard to sustain; at some point, the instinct… — William V. Shannon Copy Share Image
