Quotes Library

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 21, 2025

10 months ago

I believe democracy to be of all forms of government the most natural, the most consonant with individual liberty.

February 17, 2025

10 months ago

What is not necessary is dear at a penny.

April 19, 2025

8 months ago

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on a human face—forever.

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