"Reporters thrive on the world’s misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity."
― Russell Baker
Topic(s):
Government
More From Russell Baker
- "You can always tell folks from nonfolks. Folks like to feel good, like to smile for the camera when there’s a big photo opportunity for a really good cause."
- "Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories; those that don’t work, those that break down and those that get lost."
- "Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things."
More In Government
- "I don’t have any problem with government helping entrepreneurs and businesses."― Curt Schilling
- "In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down."― Rick Perry
- "Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world – people who will cause trouble if the government doesn’t restrain them."― Harry Browne