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
You musnt force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex. – Mary McCarthy
Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism. – Mary McCarthy
People just want to hear some common sense… and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and national government – I was the first woman in history on the Senate Finance Committee – not to mention the diplomatic international experience. – Carol Moseley Braun