"I have a saying: the scandal isn't what's illegal, the scandal is what's legal."

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Source : "Crossfire", CNN, November 15, 1990.

Michael Kinsley

#Scandal Quotes #Illegal Quotes

“On his attempt at the Edmonton Oilers empty net: I guess they respect my shot because they were all ready at the blue line.”
“A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”

Source : Kennedy, John F. (1963). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1962”, p.163, Best Books on
“For, contrary to the common opinion, it is the wealthy who are greedy of wealth; while the populace are to be gained by talking to them about liberty, their unknown god. And so much are they enchanted by the words liberty, freedom, and such like, that the wise can go to the poor, rob them of what little they have, dismiss them with a hearty kick, and win their hearts and their votes for ever, if only they will assure them that the treatment which they have received is called liberty.”

Source : Arthur Machen (2016). “The Terror: Machen's Collection”, p.37, VM eBooks
“In my house, the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game have always been a grand tradition for ringing in the New Year. To serve as Grand Marshal is a dream come true and I look forward to sharing the celebration with all of the fans and viewers worldwide.”
“Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, sort of the three big hitters on the Republican side.”
“Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.”
“You cannot make a sinner into a saint by killing him. He who does not live as a saint here will never live as a saint hereafter.”
“Berlusconi's advice to Italians trying to escape poverty: "Do it my way and earn more money".”

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