Quotes Library

September 19, 2025

Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen. I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen.

Robert Mugabe (1924–2019), African politician, prime minister of Zimbabwe, in Sunday Times, 26 February 1984, Jay p.267

Do you know why God gave cricket to the English? To teach them the meaning of eternity—the time that it takes for a typical cricket match.

Mr. Mugabe got over that plan pretty quickly.

October 4, 2025

1 year ago

Most men make little other use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.

December 11, 2025

11 months ago

The Bill of Rights was not ordained by nature or god. It’s very human, very fragile.

August 19, 2025

1 year ago

Laws are like spiders’ webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but larger things break through and escape.

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