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 27, 2025

10 months ago

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

May 29, 2025

7 months ago

The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.

April 4, 2025

9 months ago

To criticize one’s country is to do it a service…Criticism, in short, is more than a right

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