Quotes Library

May 19, 2025

Let me…warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party.

George Washington (1732-1799), American general, president, President’s Address… (17 September 1796)

Warning given. Warning taken?

Warning ignored. In the first quarter of the twenty-first century, would anyone claim other than the last—warning ignored—is the truth?

June 20, 2025

8 months ago

Politics is a battle against process, just as life is.

March 18, 2025

11 months ago

It’s 90 per cent of the politicians who give the other 10 per cent a bad name.

August 5, 2025

7 months ago

[On being prime minister] Sometimes the strain is awful, you have to resort to Jane Austen.

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