Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Quotes
We have no eternal allies, and we have not perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.
There are no permanent alliances, only permanent interests.
Half the wrong conclusions at which mankind arrive are reached by the abuse of metaphors, and by mistaking general resemblance or imaginary similarity for real identity.
Dirt is not dirty, but only something in the wrong place.
What is merit? The opinion one man entertains of another.
Large republics seem to be essentially and inherently aggressive.