Quotes Library

April 27, 2025

A decent provision for the poor, is the true test of civilization.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English poet, critic, lexicographer, in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 1770, Jay p.197

Do the poor inspire compassion, or are they just annoying? Shiftless scammers?

Johnson puts it well, and simply so.

June 24, 2025

1 year ago

A politician was a person with whose politics you did not agree. When you did agree, he was a statesman.

May 7, 2025

1 year ago

The two greatest obstacles to democracy in the United States are, first, the widespread delusion among the poor

August 1, 2025

12 months ago

The greatest gift of any statesman rests not in knowing what concessions to make, but recognizing when to make them.

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