In Washington, power is everything – not love, not money – but power. But unless you’re elected or appointed to some office, your only source of power will be what you know. And so it’s thought to be unwise to be caught not knowing something. (Bold added.)
Brinkley, David (1996). Everyone Is Entitled to My Opinion. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, p. 140.
This January 17, 1993, comment on the human condition is one of the many observations “America’s favorite television reporter” shared during his evening news reports.