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Man is by nature a civic animal.
Man is by nature a civic animal.
Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
Party honesty is party expediency.
Party honesty is party expediency.
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.
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.
University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.