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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.

July 23, 2025

7 months ago

Whatever happens, never forget that people would rather be led to perdition by a man, than to victory by a woman.

February 9, 2025

1 year ago

In framing a government, which is to administered by men, over men, the great difficulty lies in this

May 2, 2025

10 months ago

Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal

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