"Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don’t know what they are conserving." ― Robertson Davies Topic(s): Politics More From Robertson Davies "There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity." "The love of truth lies at the root of much humor." "A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight." More In Politics "I got this idea about being afraid to let go of something and being afraid of sinking into a state of almost anesthesia, where you have to trust other people. Just the paranoia of it all. And it seemed to suit the frenetic track. So I just wrote it out and, you know, said it."― Nick Rhodes "People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn’t be something that interested them."― Calvin Trillin "Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so."― Gore Vidal