"There are certain qualities inherent in the man—in a way, almost the most appealing things about him, since they are the most authentic—which make...
From Stubbornness to Religiosity
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Biography
Stoic Response to History
"to resist the inevitable as stoutly as one can … it may not be inevitable after all—my notion of the future may be mistaken. In the second place,...
Conservative in San Francisco
"San Francisco has a dreadful reputation among conservatives, and New Yorkers are forever raising the subject … I just dismiss it. I'm not in the...
Deliberate Persona
"Let me assure you, my friend: There is nothing in the slightest accidental about the image I project. It is precisely the image I want to...
Politicians’ Insincerity
"Most politicians … are pretty adept at sensing when to stop riding an issue … When it stops paying dividends, when on straight pleasure-pain...
Presidential Character Rarity
"If this is one of the truest indicia of character—a temperament so balanced and serene that it can almost command its environment—then character is...
Amoral Political Operator
"He was an interesting man, and a complex man—and not in any sense of the word an evil man. I think he was, however, rather devoid of any moral...
Rockefeller’s Ambition
"Here's a guy born with umpteen million dollars—and as collateral to that, all women fell over backwards at his approach. What the hell do you do to...
Liberation through Individualism
"I began doing and saying what I wanted to do and say, and immediately experienced a great sense of liberation." Source: If Not Us, Who? William...