Politics Quotes

"Majorities, when they merely exist numerically, are a sham."

"A diplomat must know when to advance and when to retreat."

"Political decisions are made by the strong, not by the righteous."

"The secret of good government is the proper use of fear."

"A successful negotiation leaves both sides convinced they have won."

"Politics is the art of making what is necessary appear possible."

"Never negotiate from a position of weakness, only from necessity."

"The best negotiation is one where you dictate the terms subtly."

"Never underestimate the power of public opinion or discount it entirely."

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

"The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word—dissimulation."

"The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all."

"Submission to law is necessary, but the law should be wise."

"Nationalities refuse to be absorbed; and the idea of an Empire bound together by free consent, voluntary association, and identity of interests, is the only one which commends itself to the thoughts of modern Europe."

"The true conception of the end of government is the happiness of the people."

"Politics is the art of making the necessary possible."

"Politics without principle is merely the art of deception."

"Politics without virtue is mere theater for the masses."

"Tyranny and despotism can be exercised by many, upon the few, as well as by one man upon all."

"A government that does not serve its people is a government that will not long survive."

"The revolution will not be accomplished by revolutionaries."

"The foundation of popular government is virtue."

"The people are the sovereign."

"Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues."

"A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets."

"Politics is the art of the possible."

"A journalist is a person who has mistaken their opinion for news."

"The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia."

"The Balkans are not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian grenadier."

"The Press is like the Air Force of modern warfare."