The more they do to expose themselves as who they are - but remember, now, most liberals hide who they are, particularly liberal Democrat officeholders and people running for office. They lie about their agenda. They lie about what they believe. They lie and mask who they are.
Eisenhower's career demonstrated how it is possible to fool all the people all the time...'I may be stupid,' he once said at a press conference, 'but at least I'm sincere!' Actually, he was neither, but it suited his purpose to play the part of the bumbling man of good will who was 'not an expert in these matters' but somehow would do his best.
There are two things that you have to lie to get through. One is politics, and the other is marriage.
At one time or another, almost every politician needs an honest man so badly that, like a ravenous wolf, he breaks into a sheep-fold: not to devour the ram he has stolen, however, but rather to conceal himself behind its wooly back.
Truthfulness has never been counted among the political virtues, and lies have always been regarded as justifiable tools in political dealings.
A fundamental premise of politics is we can make this work if people just never figure it out.
Everybody in politics lies, but they do it with such ease, it's troubling.
Concealing one's true medical condition from the voting public is a time-honored tradition of the American presidency.
A ruler wishing to win shold not trust a cpterued enemy even if he may be extending had to be friend. Because deep rooted enemity, however, concealed, will ruerely come to light.
