Quotes Library

January 24, 2025

Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Count Galeazzo Ciano (1903-1944), Fascist politician, son-in-law to Benito Mussolini, Diary (1946) vol.2, 9 September 1942, Jay p.95

You know this saying has a hundred fathers, don’t you?

In fact, Ciano is wrong. Politicians are the fathers of every defeat. Ask Mary Chesnut (vide January 26).

May 8, 2025

8 months ago

Diplomacy is about surviving till the next century—politics is about surviving till Friday afternoon.

March 25, 2025

9 months ago

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

May 3, 2025

8 months ago

You don’t mind dying for Queen and country, but you certainly don’t want to die for politicians.

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