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.

November 13, 2025

9 months ago

Never make a defense or apology before you be accused.

May 3, 2026

3 months ago

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

April 9, 2025

1 year ago

…it is a denial of the entire experience of the twentieth century

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