Politics is who gets what, when, how.

Political science without biography is a form of taxidermy.

The essential mark of the agitator is the high value he places on the emotional response of the public. Whether he attacks or defends social institutions is a secondary matter.

Dogma is a defensive reaction against doubt in the mind of the theorist, but doubt of which he is unaware.

If all we had were roses, would the thorns then be beautiful?

Consult the genius of the place, that paints as you plant, and as you work.

Maybe when people longed for a thing that bad the longing made them trust in anything that might give it to them.

A garden is not a picture, but a language.

Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power.

I want you to remember when our White House reflected the best of who we are, not the worst of what Europe has become.

Plastic surgery is like a big elephant sitting in the Hollywood living room.

The reform [of the civil service] should be thorough, radical, and complete.

When you lose a goal so early, you've always got an uphill mountain.

The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.