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Quotes by Statesman
"They pay little attention to what we say and prefer to read tea leaves."
38
"I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times."
38
"The political tradition of ancient thought, filtered in Italy by Machiavelli, says one thing clearly: every prince needs allies, and the bigger the responsibility, the more allies he needs."
38
"Nations are not made by mere geographical boundaries; they are forged by the character and aspirations of their people."
38
"No nation is so great as to be able to afford, in the long run, to remain outside an increasingly universal League of Nations."
38
"The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him."
38
"When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose."
38
"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered."
38
"Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative."
38
"A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner."
38
"A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society."
38
"Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS."
38
"Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power."
38
"Global equations undergo changes, this is their nature."
38
"Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one."
38
"As people grow up and they want more freedom, it's on an individual basis, children want to have more freedom, you've got to allow that, so how do you balance it. I would say let it evolve, move as quickly or slowly as people would like to move."
38
"Bad leadership during the past years has cast on our Party the shadow of great and grave burdens."
38
"After I had gone through this matter with the President I told him of my condition of health and that my doctors felt that I must take a complete rest and that I thought that that meant leaving the Department finally in a short time."
38
"What the scientists have in their briefcases is terrifying."
38
"The hon. gentleman had better spare his interrogations if they are as senseless as that one."
38
"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."
38
"Slavery takes hold of few, but many take hold of slavery."
38
"I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction here and there."
38
"Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so."
38
"All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action."
37
"It seems that the most important thing about Reagan was his anti-Communism and his reputation as a hawk who saw the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire.'"
37
"Not a moment had been lost by General Hooker in the pursuit of Lee."
37
"Teamwork is the secret that make common people achieve uncommon result."
37
"But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward."
37
"Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master."
37
"In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy."
37
"I would go to them and I would explain this is the price of going forward. We're going to move ahead in all these other areas. We're moving ahead in tax reform and GST, we are moving ahead on trade, but this will not be done at the cost of the environment."
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