Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter Quotes

“In Seattle, where I live, judges are elected. It is impossible to know enough about all but a handful of these judges even if one is a scrupulously attentive voter. So when the day comes to vote, I use heuristics to decide. I turn to a local free paper I trust, the Seattle Weekly, to see whom the editors are backing. Unless I have independent knowledge about one of the judges, I follow the paper’s advice.”
― Rick Shenkman, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter

“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest, but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
― Rick Shenkman, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. —THOMAS JEFFERSON”
― Rick Shenkman, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter

“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest, but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. —JOHN F. KENNEDY”
― Rick Shenkman, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter