There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the promises he made in order to get elected; that's when he doesn't forget them. John McCarthy More Quotes by John McCarthy More Quotes From John McCarthy Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more. John McCarthy more something never you Committing genocide on behalf of an institution generates greater loyalty to it than merely getting people fired from their jobs on its behalf. John McCarthy institution genocide loyalty people The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome people act out their aggressions through the peace movement. John McCarthy great peace people world With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say whatever you wish. John McCarthy whatever say you wish The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is 'forbidden', whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is 'compulsory'. John McCarthy english-language language beautiful Inside of many liberals is a fascist struggling to get out. John McCarthy liberals inside out get Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats. John McCarthy worse professional than even A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest. John McCarthy experiences institution survival Hardly anyone has noticed that in the Northern Hemisphere people stir their drinks counterclockwise, whereas the same people stir their drinks clockwise when visiting the Southern Hemisphere. John McCarthy drinks same visiting people Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name his favorite pig. John McCarthy pig name like book Proposals to forbid golf courses have about the same motivations as proposals to forbid skate boarding, although the rationalizations are different. John McCarthy same about different golf I think Roman Catholic voters are looking for a vision for someone who can ultimately bring people together. John McCarthy