Jason Stearns famous quotes

As so often happens in politics, what appears to be politically expedient for those in power rarely overlaps with the public interest. The lesser evils of the regime become entrenched, while the greater good is never realized.
-- Jason Stearns

#Evil #Regimes #Interest

Senior members of the security establishment have not been entirely cooperative - let's put it that way - with the operations and still maintain contacts with FDLR leadership.
-- Jason Stearns

#Leadership #Senior #Way

I love the saliheen (pious people) even though I’m not one of them, and I hate the taliheen (evil people) even though I (may be) worse than them.

I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again. When I see an act of evil I don't accomodate, I don't accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere. I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.

There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy, is an inseparable compound of the two, so that our best judgment of the preponderance between them is continually demanded.

If there is one thing more difficult than submitting oneself to a regime it is refraining from imposing it on other people.

He who becomes a Muslim does so in his own interest.

I'm curious about everything--even things that don't interest me.

Jarring interests of themselves create the according music of a well-mixed state.

There's not a whole lot of media interest in me other than just the records that I make.

Ordinary life does not interest me.

I don't know that I've ever been someone who's interested in existing on tour. I have a lot of interests and a lot of other things that excite me.