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).

April 16, 2025

8 months ago

To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood.

January 15, 2025

11 months ago

Politics is largely a matter of heart. R. A. Butler (1902-1982), British Conservative politician,

February 16, 2025

10 months ago

The people wish to be deceived, so deceive them.

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