Daniel Patrick Moynihan Thinking Quotations

Irresponsibility breeds irresponsibility. The finances of government are so central. You'd think that would be pretty obvious.

Am I embarrassed to speak for a less than perfect democracy? Not one bit. Find me a better one. Do I suppose there are societies which are free of sin? No, I don't. Do I think ours is, on balance, incomparably the most hopeful set of human relations the world has? Yes, I do.