#public

If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's no support for it in the Supreme Court and there's no support for it in public opinion. ↗

— James Q. Wilson

#been #before #court #done #gone

In terms of other functions, we are making a mistake about insisting on a public school monopoly. ↗

— James Q. Wilson

#functions #insisting #making #mistake #monopoly

Nuclear weapons kill Americans - they don't kill Republicans or Democrats - they kill Americans. ↗

— Joe Wilson

#kill #nuclear #nuclear weapons #republicans #weapons

Every war results from the struggle for markets and spheres of influence, and every war is sold to the public by professional liars and totally sincere religious maniacs, as a Holy Crusade to save God and Goodness from Satan and Evil. ↗

— Robert Anton Wilson

#every #evil #god #goodness #holy

The infrastructure for linking environmental health and public health is not working as well as it should. ↗

— Samuel Wilson

#health #infrastructure #linking #mental health #public

Online publication is fine with me, in part because I hope to collect those stories later. ↗

— Gene Wolfe

#collect #fine #hope #i #later

The notion that the public accepts or rejects anything in modern art is merely romantic fiction. The game is completed and the trophies distributed long before the public knows what has happened. ↗

— Tom Wolfe

#anything #art #before #completed #distributed

Look, I think the public generally understands that what's at stake in Afghanistan is American security, number one. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#american #generally #i #i think #look

Public action should seek to expand the set of opportunities of those who have the least voice and fewest resources and capabilities. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#capabilities #expand #fewest #least #opportunities

I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. And they're not calling me up and asking me for dinner. ↗

— Bob Woodward

#asking #because #bone #books #calling