Adrienne Rich Quote

We assume that politicians are without honor. We read their statements trying to crack the code. The scandals of their politics: not so much that men in high places lie, only that they do so with such indifference, so endlessly, still expecting to be believed. We are accustomed to the contempt inherent in the political lie.


Women and honor: some notes on lying (ed. 1977)


We assume that politicians are without honor. We read their statements trying to crack the code. The scandals of their politics: not so much that men ...

We assume that politicians are without honor. We read their statements trying to crack the code. The scandals of their politics: not so much that men ...

We assume that politicians are without honor. We read their statements trying to crack the code. The scandals of their politics: not so much that men ...

We assume that politicians are without honor. We read their statements trying to crack the code. The scandals of their politics: not so much that men ...