Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always read more

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Crime does not pay ... as well as politics.

Crime does not pay ... as well as politics.

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or read more

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning

I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning

There is no sea more dangerous than the ocean of practical politics none in which there is more need of read more

There is no sea more dangerous than the ocean of practical politics none in which there is more need of good pilotage and of a single, unfaltering purpose when the waves rise high.

I consider biennial elections as a security that the sober,
second thought of the people shall be law.

I consider biennial elections as a security that the sober,
second thought of the people shall be law.

Man is by nature a civic animal.

Man is by nature a civic animal.

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.