"Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory." ― John Kenneth Galbraith Topic(s): Politics More From John Kenneth Galbraith "Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative." "In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes." "Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists." More In Politics "Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times."― Winston Churchill "It isn’t fate but fecklessness that has shoved Sarah Palin to the sidelines of national politics. The real tragedy is that she’s taken a lot of other serious Republican women with her."― Dee Dee Myers "Since the governments are in the pockets of businesses, who’s going to control this most powerful institution? Business is more powerful than politics, and it’s more powerful than religion. So it’s going to have to be the vigilante consumer."― Anita Roddick