The Best Man
“What matters in our profession, which is really life, is how you do things and how you treat people and what you really feel about them. It’s not some ideal goal for society or for yourself.”
“This is exactly the sort of thing I went into politics to stop. All this business of gossip instead of issues, personality instead of policy.”
“I got news for you about both politics and life. May I say, the two are exactly the same. There are no ends, only means.”
“The fires of autumn burn notoriously low.”