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The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.
Diplomacy is about surviving till the next century—politics is about surviving till Friday afternoon.
There is nothing more tyrannical than a strong popular feeling among a democratic people.
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal

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Generosity is part of my character, and I therefore hasten to assure this government that I will never make an allegation of dishonesty against it
Politics demands a certain rhetoric. It does not demand moral action to fit the rhetoric.

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Politics, n. strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles
Politicians [are] a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the people

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Gratitude is not a normal feature of political life.
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.