Speech at the American Enterprise Institute http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/21/cheney_obama_keeping_america_safe_96615.html (21 May, 2009)
2000s, 2009
“It was an appeal to reason, and they’re always dangerous. You can’t trust reason. We threw it out of the ad profession long ago and have never missed it.”
Source: The Space Merchants (1953), Chapter 8 (p. 103)
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American science fiction writer and editor 1919–2013Related quotes
“An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run.”
On Democracy (6 October 1884)
“As I have said, you have no reason to trust me, and an excellent reason not to.”
Source: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
“Trust people, until they give you a reason not to. And then never turn your back”
Source: The Longest Ride
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