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December 3, 2025

Healey’s first law of politics: when you are in a hole, stop digging.

Denis Healey (1917–2015), British Labour politician, attributed, Jay p.173

Such good advice! When did you not follow it? When did you?

The problem with so many politicians is they ignore the advice of Sir Robert Walpole (Britain’s very first prime minister): “Let sleeping dogs lie.” Translation: don’t even start to dig.

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