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May 8, 2025

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

Jonathan Lyn (1943- ) and Antony Jay (1930–2016) British writers, Yes, Prime Minister, vol. 1 (1986), Jay p.235

What your batting average on this score?

Yes, Friday afternoon, when you can get out of town after quietly issuing some bad news press release.

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

February 25, 2025

1 year ago

I am a revolutionist by birth, reading and principle. I am always on the side of the revolutionists because there

April 17, 2025

1 year ago

The important thing about the so-called ‘communications industry’ is that it is basically concerned with merchandising.

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