"Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything."― Peggy Noonan Topic(s): PoliticsMore From Peggy Noonan"The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.""If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don’t go along to get along; do your best and when you have to – and you will – leave, and be something else.""Part of courage is simple consistency."More In Politics"In the year since we brought things into the open with a clean breath of fresh air at City Hall, we have learned about corrupt spending practices and unethical conflicts of interest that waste your money… and keep Dallas from being the great city of our dreams."― Laura Miller"I was always fascinated by politics, and I did not like the direction the country was going under Bill Clinton."― Joe Scarborough"First, take the government of the Indians out of politics; second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites; third, give the Indian the ballot."― George Crook