Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Theodore White Historian

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: May 6, 1915
  • Died: May 15, 1986

Theodore Harold White was an American political journalist and historian, known for his wartime reporting from China and accounts of the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1980 presidential elections.

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy. money & politics

Quality in a classical Greek sense is how to live with grace and intelligence, with bravery and mercy. intelligence

Politics in America is the binding secular religion. religion

Power in America today is control of the means of communication. communication & power

If you make a living, if you earn your own money, you're free - however free one can be on this planet. money

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more thoughts from John Millington Synge

3 more thoughts from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 views from Dave Barry

27 views from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other quotes from Winston Churchill

74 other quotes from Winston Churchill