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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.
Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.
Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.
Finality is not the language of politics.
Finality is not the language of politics.
You've got to be (an) optimist to be a Democrat, and you've got to be a humorist to stay one
You've got to be (an) optimist to be a Democrat, and you've got to be a humorist to stay one
Man is by nature a civic animal.
Man is by nature a civic animal.
One of the greatest Romans, when asked where were his politics,
replied, "Imperium et libertas." That would not make read more
One of the greatest Romans, when asked where were his politics,
replied, "Imperium et libertas." That would not make a bad
programme for a British Ministry.
A minister who moves about in society is in a position to read
the signs of the times even read more
A minister who moves about in society is in a position to read
the signs of the times even in a festive gathering, but one who
remains shut up in his office learns nothing.
It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be read more
It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not organized.
