No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion can be permanently maintained.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
When the policy is controversial, you have to go out and defend it.
If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed.
There is no such thing as a fixed policy, because policy like all organic entities is always in the making.
Policy gets out of date.
A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.
Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.
There is no body of theory or significant body of relevant information, beyond the comprehension of the layman, which makes policy immune from criticism.
You can't forge a new sort of consensus, you can't forge public opinion, by following public opinion.
We will not change in matters of policy until such time as dialogue has begun.