| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 6037 |
| QUOTATION: | Mistakes, scandals, and failures no longer signal catastrophe. The crucial thing is that they be made credible, and that the public be made aware of the efforts being expended in that direction. The “marketing” immunity of governments is similar to that of the major brands of washing powder. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929), French semiologist. “The End of U.S. Power?” America (1986, trans. 1988). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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