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The successful politician owes his power to the fact that he moves within the accepted framework of thought, that he read more
The successful politician owes his power to the fact that he moves within the accepted framework of thought, that he thinks and talks conventionally. It would be almost a contradiction in terms for a politician to be a leader in the field of ideas. His task in a democracy is to find out what the opinions held by the largest number are, not to give currency to new opinions which may become the majority view in some distant future.
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the read more
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
Man's chief enemy is his own unruly nature and the dark forces put up within him.
Man's chief enemy is his own unruly nature and the dark forces put up within him.
The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one. read more
No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one. - "London Times", February 17, 1941.
The only index by which to judge a government or a way of life is by the quality of the read more
The only index by which to judge a government or a way of life is by the quality of the people it acts upon. No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion- it is an evil government.
The more corrupt the State the more numerous the laws.
The more corrupt the State the more numerous the laws.
