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
People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children. – Mary McCarthy
You know, the media and politicians are always gonna be in a bit of tension with one another and probably most of the time thats healthy and indeed even creative. But its where – its really when news organisations are used as kind of instruments of politics that it gets tricky. – Tony Blair