Political society wants things simple. Political scientists know them to be complex... One could argue that, in part, the leftist impulse is so conspicuous among the educated and well-to-do precisely because they are exposed to more information, and are accordingly forced to choose between living with the strains of complexity, or lapsing into simplism.


Coping: On the Practice of Government (ed. Vintage Books USA, 1975)

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Quotes

Political society wants things simple. Political scientists know them to be complex... One could argue that, in part, the leftist impulse is so...

Political society wants things simple. Political scientists know them to be complex... One could argue that, in part, the leftist impulse is so...

Political society wants things simple. Political scientists know them to be complex... One could argue that, in part, the leftist impulse is so...

Political society wants things simple. Political scientists know them to be complex... One could argue that, in part, the leftist impulse is so...