Quotes Library

May 19, 2025

Let me…warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party.

George Washington (1732-1799), American general, president, President’s Address… (17 September 1796)

Warning given. Warning taken?

Warning ignored. In the first quarter of the twenty-first century, would anyone claim other than the last—warning ignored—is the truth?

December 2, 2025

8 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.

March 20, 2025

1 year ago

No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision.

April 30, 2025

1 year ago

In Aristotelian terms, the good leader must have ethos, pathos and logos.

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