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.

May 29, 2025

1 year ago

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

February 9, 2025

1 year ago

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

October 25, 2025

9 months ago

Democracy becomes a government of bullies, tempered by editors.

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