A statesman in these days has a difficult task. He has to pursue the policy he deems advantageous to his country, but he has at the same time to recognize the force of popular feeling. Popular feeling is very often sentimental, muddleheaded, and eminently unsound, but it cannot be disregarded for all that. Agatha Christie
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A statesman in these days has a difficult task. He has to pursue the policy he deems advantageous to his country, but he has at the same time to recognize the force of popular feeling. Popular feeling is very often sentimental, muddleheaded, and eminently unsound, but it cannot be disregarded for all that. There are times when it is clearly better to hold an opinion contrary to public feeling than when it is wise to follow public sentiment when the two are divergent. I have known many instances when, though popular opinion was wrong, I have thought it wise to act on my own judgment in preference to what was popularly called sound policy.

Source: Murder In The Mews

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