Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism. – Mary McCarthy
People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children. – Mary McCarthy

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism. – Mary McCarthy
People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children. – Mary McCarthy
In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons. – Mary McCarthy
In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality. – Mary McCarthy
It seems to me that there must be an ecological limit to the number of paper pushers the earth can sustain, and that human civilization will collapse when the number of, say, tax lawyers exceeds the worlds total population of farmers, weavers, fisherpersons, and pediatric nurses. – Barbara Ehrenreich