Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which read more

Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless leisure to devote to nothing but banal enjoyments. All its great thoughts and passionate energy are things of the past, and nothing but a host of petty, gnawing vices now cling to it like worms to a corpse.

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are read more

The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority.

A new poll showed that if the election was held today, people would be confused because it is normally held read more

A new poll showed that if the election was held today, people would be confused because it is normally held in November.

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

In war there is no substitute for victory.