John Rowland Quotes
The problem is that perception is reality.
Rowland, John G. Press Conference. Hartford, CT, 2 Dec. 2003.
He is one of the later people to express this idea but at the time, most political pundits and politicians were unaware of most of the others. See related quotes.
Hitti was describing the Arabs but the principle would apply to almost any people. See {585931} for a political expression of this principle. Also {594723}, {607508} and {605259}.
When President Clinton left office, there was a huge fiscal surplus that Rubin had engineered, & President George W. Bush advocated a tax cut for the wealthy. Greenspan, who was very influential, did not oppose the tax cuts. He did urge that the tax cut be very carefully crafted so that the tax cuts would only be effective if the surplus continued. Rubin urged him not to take such a nuanced position as it would be perceived as support for the Bush tax cut which would not have the safety valves Greenspan advocated. Greenspan did not take Rubin’s advice. The tax cuts passed the Republican Congress with no safety valves with Greenspan’s statements being interpreted as support for the Bush plan just as Rubin had warned. The Bush Administration & the Republican Congress then increased spending enormously in almost all areas. With no safety valves rescinding the disastrous tax cuts, the surplus evaporated & became the largest deficit in history.
See Eddie Bernice Johnson {605259} for a similar view and John Stuart Mill {607508} for an earlier expression. Otis Singletary for a contemporary one {585931} The earliest expression of the idea can be found in the Bhagavad Gita {594723}
See Eddie Bernice Johnson {605259} & Otis Singletary {585931} for similar views and John Stuart Mill {607508} for an earlier expression. The earliest expression of the idea can be found in the Bhagavad Gita {594723}
This important political concept has a long history. See also {605259}, {626144}, {607508}, and {585931}
John Grosvenor Rowland is an American politician, author, and convicted felon who served as the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. He served two nonconsecutive prison terms on various corruption charges. A Republican, Rowland previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991, representing the state's 5th district. In 2004, Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty in federal court to a one-count indictment for conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, mail fraud and tax fraud. He was the first Connecticut governor to be elected to three terms since 1784.
