Perhaps he was right to observe, rather than practise, politics.
He quickly added that the debate mattered because serious issues had been addressed, but he was right to observe its snoozy style.
In his day, Marvell was right to observe: The grave's a fine and private place But none I think do there embrace.
But Bernard is right to observe that, for many writers associated with the Harlem Renaissance, the defense of "Nigger Heaven" had become an emancipatory project.
Sol Garfunkel and David Mumford are right to observe that the everyday usefulness of our high school math curriculum leaves much to be desired.
First, the Keynesians are right to observe that, for the rich world as a whole, there is a danger of overdoing the short-term budget austerity.
You're right to observe that one of the great things about the city is how even a private building plays a certain public role with its presence on the street, and how that rarely happens in the suburbs.
His former spin doctor, Damian McBride, may well be right to observe that "as a feat of sheer endurance, no modern politician will ever again match Gordon Brown's 18 years at the top of his party".
If proof were demanded that the pre‑Socratic philosopher Heraclitus was right to observe that "everything is in a constant state of flux", recent events in Brisbane supplied it.
(As an aside, Der Spiegel is right to observe that the speeches given by John McCain and Geoffrey Pyatt, the American ambassador, to protestors in Kiev may have irresponsibly created the impression that the West could intervene on their behalf.
