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.

March 20, 2025

11 months ago

No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision.

January 26, 2025

1 year ago

The Confederacy [i.e., the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865] has been done to death by politicians.

January 13, 2025

1 year ago

Politics and the fate of mankind are formed by men without ideals and without greatness.

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