False Consensus

Famous quotes containing the words false and/or consensus:

    “What makes all doctrines plain and clear?
    About two hundred pounds a year.
    And that which was proved true before
    Prove false again? Two hundred more.”
    —Samuel Butler (1612–1680)

    “A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesn’t believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it.”
    —John Major (b. 1943)