Politics Quotes

"The art of government is not to let me grow old."

"I have but one passion - France."

"Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made."

"Politics is not an exact science."

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

"The best diplomacy is to avoid making unnecessary enemies."

"The art of politics is to know at which moment to abandon a principle."

"A diplomat must learn to lose with grace."

"Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression."

"Timing in politics is everything."

"Revolution is the remedy when all peaceful petitions have been ignored."

"The basis of popular government is virtue."

"Ambition and intrigue are the poison of republics."

"The king is dead; long live the Republic!"

"The people are sovereign, and sovereignty cannot be delegated."

"The revolution devours its children, but feeds humanity."

"Corruption is the cancer of republics."

"The masses desire comfort more than they desire truth, a uncomfortable reality for any reformer."

"The irony of revolution is that we become the very tyrants we sought to destroy."

"The pursuit of perfection in politics is the enemy of the possible good."

"The revolution devours its children, and we must be prepared to sacrifice everything for liberty."

"The eloquence of the people is more powerful than the eloquence of kings."

"The art of politics is knowing which battles to fight and which to concede."

"A government that works for the few cannot long survive the many."

"A government that cannot tolerate criticism is a government that should be criticized relentlessly."

"We are all soldiers in some war, whether we acknowledge it or not."

"The politics of the moment often obscure the wisdom of the ages."

"Politics often obscures truth, but justice demands that we seek it nonetheless."

"I was a woman, and that was my greatest sin in their eyes."

"I was criticized for every choice, as if I were responsible for the world's ills."