Quotes Library

September 17, 2025

The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Herbert Agar (1897–1980), American journalist and historian, The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations, Tony Augarde, ed. (Oxford: 1991) p.2

Which are the truths you prefer not to hear? Which ones do you want to keep from your constituents?

Always be mindful of the elephant in the room and what might happen if it is noticed.

January 15, 2025

2 years ago

Politics is largely a matter of heart. R. A. Butler (1902-1982), British Conservative politician,

March 27, 2025

1 year ago

[On David Steel, Leader of the Liberal Party] He’s passed from rising hope to elder statesman without any intervening period whatsoever.

March 14, 2025

1 year ago

[Of political life] The hatreds which sound so real when you read the words, which look so true when you see their scornful attitudes

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