"Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don’t know what they are conserving."
― Robertson Davies
Topic(s):
Politics
More From Robertson Davies
- "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."
- "The love of truth lies at the root of much humor."
- "Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody. I have seen such diets at work. I have known people who have actually read all, or almost all, the guaranteed Hundred Best Books. God save us from reading nothing but the best."
More In Politics
- "Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country."― Ambrose Bierce
- "It’s very personal in its politics, very bitter and very negative."― John Bolton
- "I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president."― Hillary Clinton