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?

August 5, 2025

1 year ago

[On being prime minister] Sometimes the strain is awful, you have to resort to Jane Austen.

November 7, 2025

12 months ago

Europeans often ask and Americans do not often explain, how it happens that this great office [the presidency]

January 2, 2025

2 years ago

Politicians, like prostitutes, are held in contempt. But what man does not run to them when they need their services?

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