"Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo." ― Harold Pinter Topic(s): Government More From Harold Pinter "I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate." "Iraq is just a symbol of the attitude of western democracies to the rest of the world." "My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 – or 1957. It was totally destroyed by the critics of the day, who called it an absolute load of rubbish." More In Government "I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks who are no good here and will likewise be no good there."― Marcus Garvey "I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don’t think it is the government’s rule."― Arlen Specter "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."― Edward Abbey