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?

April 16, 2025

2 years ago

To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood.

May 10, 2026

6 months ago

The responsibility of a political party is in inverse proportion to its chances of getting office.

August 16, 2025

1 year ago

There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.

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