Elwyn Brooks White Quotes Elwyn Brooks White Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time. Democracy Half People Politics Recurrent Right Suspicion Time
It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members. Elwyn Brooks White
English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street. Elwyn Brooks White
When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today they peer beyond the seven seas, bury themselves waist deep in tidings, and by and large what they see and hear makes them unutterably sad. Elwyn Brooks White
We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry. Elwyn Brooks White
The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to most people. Elwyn Brooks White
My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust. I appreciate this. Vladimir Putin
Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie. I.F. Stone