They'd Rather Be Right Quotes

“People will tie in with a fanatic if for no other reason than to break the monotony of their lives.”
― Mark Clifton, They'd Rather Be Right

“[H]e quoted eloquently from the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, the Gettysburg Address, and a section which had been stricken from his party's platform seventy-five years ago. He was not quite clear on what all this had to do with [the present situation], but it was noble and stirring and would bring in a lot of votes.”
― Mark Clifton, They'd Rather Be Right

“But Billings was completely bewildered. His expression seemed to say that naturally they were people. “The word ‘people’,” Joe instructed in a dry, didactic manner, “used in this context at this ethnological stratum contains a specialized semantic content, signifying respect, approval, classifying you as superior in the humanities attitudes.” Thus translated into simple English, Billings grasped the idea quickly.”
― Mark Clifton, They'd Rather Be Right

“Faithfully he followed the pattern of the scientist determined to interpret the facts to suit the theory.”
― Mark Clifton, They'd Rather Be Right

“He was often angry at people because they contrarily refused to fit in nicely with his theories. And, of course, it was the people who were wrong. The theories had been advanced by the most Eminent Authorities, and proved by carefully selected case histories. His one satisfaction in life was that so many of the laws he had advocated to make people conform to these theories had been passed-despite strong opposition.”
― Mark Clifton, They'd Rather Be Right

“There was no real animosity in his voice or his mind. It was the simple desire to obstruct found in everyone, and often expressed where there is no fear of retaliation.”
― Mark Clifton, They'd Rather Be Right