Politics Quotes

"The great tradition of parliamentary debate is the glory of Britain."

"The basis of diplomacy is the ability to say 'nice doggie' while looking for a rock."

"In the end, all political arrangements rest upon mutual interest."

"Diplomacy is the art of letting others have your way."

"To understand Europe, one must understand its balance of power."

"The press is a dangerous tool that must be carefully controlled."

"Political compromise is often the art of losing slowly."

"In politics, as in chess, several moves ahead must always be considered."

"The worth of a state is the worth of the individuals composing it."

"Despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarians."

"Diversity of opinion is beneficial until it becomes a hindrance to action."

"The conduct of a losing party never can reduce the established to reason."

"All government is founded on compromise and barter."

"In a democracy, the majority of citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority."

"The circumstances are what render every political principle beneficial or noxious to mankind."

"Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion."

"The function of the executive authority is to preserve, protect and defend the constitution."

"Violent extremes in government are changed into one another."

"A conservative government is an organised hypocrisy."

"The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians."

"There is no gambling like politics."

"A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords."

"A man may speak very well in the Commons but fail in the Lords."

"The government of nations requires wisdom and virtue."

"We are not amused by levity in matters of state."

"The state of the country distresses me very much."

"The proper order of society depends on respect and responsibility."

"Politics is the art of the possible"

"I have always been a Republican, but I was not born in a Republic"

"Politics ruins the character"