"Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented."
― Eric Alterman
Topic(s):
Government
― Eric Alterman
More From Eric Alterman
- "Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin’s ‘Courant,’ it no longer requires a dystopic imagination to wonder who will have the dubious distinction of publishing America’s last genuine newspaper. Few believe that newspapers in their current printed form will survive."
- "While history never repeats itself, political patterns do."
- "Most of the provisions designed to fix what ails our health system don’t kick in until 2014, which, one wishes administration officials had noticed, is two years after he has to win an election."
More In Government
- "The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don’t always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!"― Chinua Achebe
- "I have such a rich fantasy life, I can’t help it. I do make up a lot of romantic stories in my head."― Mindy Kaling
- "Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government."― Jeremy Bentham