We are Republicans, and don't propose to leave our party and
identify ourselves with the party whose antecedents have read more

We are Republicans, and don't propose to leave our party and
identify ourselves with the party whose antecedents have been
Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

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.

It is a condition which confronts us--not a theory.

It is a condition which confronts us--not a theory.

Politics, n: Poly "many" + tics "blood-sucking parasites"

Politics, n: Poly "many" + tics "blood-sucking parasites"

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

There are no true friends in politics.

There are no true friends in politics.

Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant.

Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.