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?

February 24, 2025

1 year ago

They are wrong who think that politics is like an ocean voyage or a military campaign, or something to be done with some

May 10, 2025

1 year ago

I respect fidelity to colleagues even though they are fit for the hangman.

January 19, 2025

2 years ago

A sect or party is an elegant incognito devised to save a man from the vexation of thinking.

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