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?

March 7, 2025

2 years ago

Men on white horses armed with simple solutions are the answer when people decide they’ve had enough of “politics as usual.”

December 2, 2025

11 months ago

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

September 9, 2025

1 year ago

The art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to the other.

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