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.

June 21, 2025

1 year ago

As with sailing, so with politics: make your cloth too taut and the ship will dip and keel

January 13, 2025

2 years ago

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

January 31, 2025

1 year ago

It is we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; not yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.

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