We are the people our parents warned us about.

We are the people our parents warned us about.

Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Sir, I would rather be right than be President.

Sir, I would rather be right than be President.

The multitude is always in the wrong.

The multitude is always in the wrong.

All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.

All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.

Fair play with others is primarily the practice of not blaming them for anything that is wrong with us. We read more

Fair play with others is primarily the practice of not blaming them for anything that is wrong with us. We tend to rub our guilty conscience against others the way we wipe dirty fingers on a rag. This is as evil a misuse of others as the practice of exploitation.

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

While technically I did not commit a crime, an impeachable offense... these are legalisms, as far as the handling of read more

While technically I did not commit a crime, an impeachable offense... these are legalisms, as far as the handling of this matter is concerned; it was so botched up, I made so many bad judgments. The worst ones, mistakes of the heart, rather than the head. But let me say, a man in that top job - he's got to have a heart, but his head must always rule his heart.

...one of the most notable characteristics of any Age of Conflict is the effort to achieve economic expansion by political read more

...one of the most notable characteristics of any Age of Conflict is the effort to achieve economic expansion by political rather than by economic means.