Quotes By Murray Kempton
It is function of government to invent philosophies to explain the demands of its own convenience.
Murray Kempton
A political convention is not a place where you can come away with any trace of faith in human nature.
Murray Kempton
To say that an idea is fashionable is to say, I think, that is has been adulterated to a point where it is hardly an idea at all.
Murray Kempton
A man can look upon his life and accept it as good or evil; it is far, far harder for him to confess that it has been unimportant in the sum of things.
Murray Kempton
The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often best understood by men incapable of it.
Murray Kempton