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Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
The career of a politician mainly consists in making one part of the nation do what it does not want read more
The career of a politician mainly consists in making one part of the nation do what it does not want to do, in order to please and satisfy the other part of the nation. It is the prolonged sacrifice of the rights of some persons at the bidding and for the satisfaction of other persons. The ruling idea of the politician - stated rather bluntly - is that those who are opposed to him exist for the purpose of being made to serve his ends, if he can get power enough in his hands to force these ends upon them.
The plans differ; the planners are all alike...
The plans differ; the planners are all alike...
A nation's policy form an integral whole. Foreign policy and domestic policy are closely linked together; they are but one read more
A nation's policy form an integral whole. Foreign policy and domestic policy are closely linked together; they are but one system; they condition each other.
 Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the
systematic organization of hatreds.  
 Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the
systematic organization of hatreds. 
God prepares great men for great tasks by great trials.
God prepares great men for great tasks by great trials.
If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization.
If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization.
I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.
Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.