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.

December 1, 2025

8 months ago

The voice of the people has something divine; else how could so many agree to one thing?

May 31, 2025

1 year ago

[On Anthony Eden] He was not only a bore; he bored for England.

May 3, 2026

3 months ago

The principles of a free constitution are irrevocably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive.

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