Famous quotes containing the words receiver and/or reed:
“Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
“I’ve always wondered why European politicians as a group seemed brighter than American politicians as a group. Maybe it’s because many American politicians have the race issue to fall back on. They become lazy, suspicious of innovative ideas, and as a result American institutions atrophy.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)