Affair Quote by James Madison

The Public ... demands certainties ... But there are not certainties

— H. L. Mencken

“The public must be reduced to passivity in the political realm, but for submissiveness to become a reliable trait, it must be entrenched in…

— Noam Chomsky

“IT is not easy—perhaps not even desirable—to judge other people by a consistent standard. Conduct obnoxious, even unbearable, in one person may be readily…

— Anthony Powell

The power of an aroused public is unbeatable.

— Helen Caldicott

I think that there is a tendency to underestimate the public.

— Munira Mirza

Let me now warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party. The common and continual mischiefs…

— George Washington

“Moderation: a median with no means, praised by those with no misfortunes, practiced by those with no merits.”

— Bauvard

Public opinion, or what passes for public opinion, is not invariably a moderating force in the jungle of politics.

— George F. Kennan

“aggressive public displays of virtue are where the morally deplorable hide.”

— Milo Yiannopoulos

To attach full confidence to an institution of this nature, it appears to be an essential ingredient in its structure, that it shall be…

— Alexander Hamilton

To be interested in the public good we must be disinterested, that is, not interested in goods in which our personal selves are wrapped…

— Anonymous

It is remarkable, that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society. The…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne