If the newspapers of a country are filled with good news, the jails will be filled with good people.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003) American politician, diplomat, sociologist
“Moynihan’s Maxim”
Also referred to as "Moynihan's Law." Quoted in The Illustrated Weekly of India (16-22 Oct 1988).
Quotations by:
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick
Life is one day at a time. And thank God! I couldn’t take much more.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003) American politician, diplomat, sociologist
Meet the Press (19 Jun 1994)
The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.