To strip our past of glory is no great loss, but to deny it honor is devastating. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Irresponsibility breeds irresponsibility. The finances of government are so central. You’d think — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Liberty lives in protest and democracy prospers under conditions of change. When — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
The atmosphere in which social legislation is considered is not a friend of truth. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Stubborn opposition to proposals often has no other basis than the complaining — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
The work of democratic government is routinely concerned with matters defined as — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Secrecy is for losers. For people who do not know how important the information really is. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Secrecy is for losers. . . . It is time to dismantle government secrecy, this — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
The American Constitution was designed to make it hard to have too much government. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
The world’s largest debtor is a distinction of sorts, but not the one we like having… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
People who pierce the veil of money rarely return with their faculties altogether intact. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because — Daniel Patrick Moynihan