“Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism.”
Carl Sagan
“The economy has become such a complex horror that there will be no simple solutions and anyone who tells you they know how to fix it is selling you snake oil. Any solution is sure to involve a broad spectrum of measures and will probably involve making things more difficult in the short-term in order to create long-term stability.”
E.R. Rock
“The government's conduct coupled with the widespread national media attention this case has received confirms that the defendants could not have a fair trial with an impartial jury anywhere in the United States.”
Wazhma Mojaddidi
“There is little empirical evidence that widespread abuses such as naked short-selling are occurring.”
Larry Thompson
“The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government suppression of embarrassing information.”
William Orville Douglas
“The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.”
C. Northcote Parkinson
“Despite the cassette format being almost entirely obsolete in portable and home markets, there was still widespread installation of cassette head units in new vehicles up until two years ago. Car manufacturers have reacted better to the current consumer demand for in-vehicle portable music player integration, compressed audio playback and DVD entertainment.”
Clare Hughes
