“But there was no room at the inn"; the inn is the gathering place of public opinion; so often public opinion locks its doors to the King.”

“Public opinion is the worst of all opinions.”

“The key obstacle to reforming aid is public opinion.. Public opinion drives them into the "I care" photo opportunities that dominate aid.”

“When modern sociologists talk of the necessity of accommodating one's self to the trend of the time, they forget that the trend of the time at its best consists entirely of people who will not accommodate themselves to anything. At its worst it consists of many millions of frightened creatures all accommodating themselves to a trend that is not there. And that is becoming more and more the situation...Every man speaks of public opinion, and means by public opinion, public opinion minus his opinion.”

“But if you have an opinion, please feel free to offer it to me through the gap in the door of a public restroom.”

“Those who based decisions on principle, not some snapshot of public opinion, were often vindicated over time.”