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The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.
The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.
...tradition and custom becomes intertwined and are a strong coercion which directs the society upon fixed lines, and strangles liberty.
...tradition and custom becomes intertwined and are a strong coercion which directs the society upon fixed lines, and strangles liberty.
Sometimes you wonder how you got on this mountain. But sometimes you wonder, "How will I get off?".
Sometimes you wonder how you got on this mountain. But sometimes you wonder, "How will I get off?".
Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is read more
Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.
It profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world... but for Wales!
It profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world... but for Wales!
Crime, like disease, is not interesting; it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is read more
Crime, like disease, is not interesting; it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is all about it.
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility read more
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Prepare by knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number of variables you can work with during the read more
Prepare by knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number of variables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walk away... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents the least you will accept. Without one, you have no negotiating road map.
The need for Government is the need for force; where force is unnecessary, there is no need for Government.
The need for Government is the need for force; where force is unnecessary, there is no need for Government.
