“But Trump has elevated loyalty to the primary consideration. Since he has no fixed ideology, the White House cannot screen for ideas, so it seeks a more personal form of devotion.”— Evan Osnos, newyorker.com
“Historically, demagogues thrive in times of economic desperation, and Trump was no exception, nor was the United States immune to his con.”— Sarah Kendzior, amazon.com
“We are experiencing a dangerous time in our country, with a political environment where basic facts are disputed, fundamental truth is questioned, lying is normalized, and unethical behavior is ignored, excused, or rewarded.”— James Comey, amazon.com
“I wrote this book because I hope it will be useful to people living among the flames who are thinking about what comes next. I also hope it will be useful to readers long after the flames are doused, by inspiring them to choose a higher loyalty, to find truth among lies, and to pursue ethical leader…”— James Comey, amazon.com
“For all my flaws, there is a zero percent chance that Patrice [my wife] would credit an allegation that I was with hookers peeing on each other in Moscow.”— James Comey, amazon.com
“If the president can, with impunity, remove the deputy attorney general, the very notion that law enforcement has a higher function than serving power becomes a lie.”— Benjamin Wittes, theatlantic.com
“It's this idea of protecting the same status quo that's always protected Harvey Weinstein and has protected Donald Trump, and has allowed white men to maintain this death grip on power and influence and keep the rest of us subordinated.”— Lindy West, npr.org
“I think the debasement of our nation will be what he’ll [Trump] be remembered most for, and that’s regretful.”— Bob Corker, time.com
“Reckless, outrageous, and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as telling it like it is, when it is actually just reckless, outrageous and undignified.”— Jeff Flake, time.com
“There are times when we must risk our careers in favor of our principles. Now is such a time.”— Jeff Flake, time.com
“The tension has risen a great deal, and with that tension is the concern about a miscalculation or mistake that will ultimately escalate into a greater conflict.”— Leon Panetta, cbsnews.com
“Women are shamed, told they are uptight, nasty, bitter, can’t take a joke, are too sensitive. And the men? Well, if they’re lucky, they might get elected President.”— Molly Ringwald, newyorker.com
“The real crisis here is Trump’s fragile ego. As a candidate, he called the Iran nuclear deal an ‘embarrassment’ and the ‘worst deal ever.’ So nothing has been more humiliating to him to be required, under the Iran Nuclear Review Act, to certify that Iran is, in fact, keeping its promises. This amoun…”— Jeffrey Lewis, newrepublic.com
“The president's tweet this morning ... is heartbreaking. It's heartbreaking and it lacks knowledge about what the role is of FEMA and others in the time of natural disaster.”— Nancy Pelosi, washingtonexaminer.com
“It's frankly disgusting the way the press is able to write whatever they want to write and people should look into it.”— Donald Trump, salon.com
“I loved my previous life. I had so many things going. This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.”— Donald Trump, reuters.com