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Away with the cant of "Measures not men!"--the idle supposition
that it is the harness and not the horses read more
Away with the cant of "Measures not men!"--the idle supposition
that it is the harness and not the horses that draw the chariot
along. No Sir, if the comparison must be made, if the
distinction must be taken, men are everything, measures
comparatively nothing.
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to read more
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other
In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.
In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.
Every time we have an election, we get in worse men and the country keeps right on going. Times have read more
Every time we have an election, we get in worse men and the country keeps right on going. Times have proven only one thing and that is you can’t ruin this country even with politics.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my read more
Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint.
Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law
Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
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.