The Economist:

Speed in spending is prized above all; but this is no way to build something that lasts as long as infrastructure.

Freeman Dyson:

It's very important that we adapt to the world on the long-time scale as well as the short-time scale.

Ethics are the art of doing that.

You must have principles that you're willing to die for.

Back to The Economist:

Last year a bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, killing 13 people.

Recently, in the NYT:

Officials seem to think urgency to act absolves them from considering the longer-term implications.