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?

May 8, 2025

1 year ago

Diplomacy is about surviving till the next century—politics is about surviving till Friday afternoon.

December 24, 2025

10 months ago

Tories, in short, are atrophied Englishmen, lacking certain moral and intellectual reflexes.

March 24, 2025

2 years ago

[Of Winston Churchill] He is a terrible burden for any Govt. to carry—someone said of [his father] Randolph Churchill

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