Quotes Library

June 5, 2025

It is a great folly to offend many if you only want to insult one man.

Francesco Guicciardini (1483–1540), Italian historian and statesman, Ricordi, C, 7

Think hard. Have you ever done something so stupid?

Never forget that the secret of success in politics is the slowness with which you make enemies. You will make them, in any event, but why rush?

September 11, 2025

11 months ago

People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on buses and in the subway.

September 5, 2025

11 months ago

[On freedom of the press] The intrusion of government into this domain is symptomatic of the disease of this society.

August 31, 2025

11 months ago

We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.

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