Conrad Black Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I always keep a firewall between my own travails and my perception of public-policy issues; otherwise I would retain no credibility as a commentator.”

“I am proud of being in a U.S. federal prison and surviving it.”

“I made 50 million bucks yesterday. That's a flameout I could get used to.”

“The U.S. prosecution service is eating at the soul of the American republic. It is an absolute danger to everyone.”

“Unionized teachers have destroyed much of the state school system.”

“The American legal industry is a medieval guild in which the prosecutors, bar, and bench join hands to ensure that legal invoices are paid, no matter how excessive.”

“The vicar of Christ is an individual, not an electorate.”

“All the other members of the U.N. were admitted, at the outset or subsequently, but Israel was created by the U.N. as a Jewish state, on the motion of Stalin's ambassador, seconded by President Truman's.”

“For all history up to the end of the Cold War, summit meetings were historic and dramatic occasions, when leaders who controlled the destiny of much of the world met to change the world.”

“Private-sector firms are increasingly active in the prison industry and they and the militantly unionized correctional officers, almost all unskilled labor, constantly lead public demands for more criminal statutes and more draconian penalties.”