What matters in Politics is what men actually do - sincerity is no excuse for acting unpolitically and insincerity may be channelled by politics into good results.

Totalitarianism surpasses autocracy.

The praise of free men is worth having, for it is the only praise which is free from either servility or condescension.

Democracy is perhaps the most promiscuous word in the world of public affairs.

Factory workers are not working for capitalism, they are working for a living wage.

What matters in Politics is what men actually do - sincerity is no excuse for acting unpolitically, and insincerity may be channelled by politics into good results.

The agony of international relations is the need to try to practice politics without the basic conditions for political order.

The politician has no more use for pride than Falstaff had for honour.

The unique character of political activity lies, quite literally, in its publicity.

Since the business of politics is the conciliation of differing interests, justice must not merely be done, but to be seen to be done.

The plain truth is that what holds a free state together is neither general will nor a common interest, but simply politics itself.

You have been with me from the very first life. You are my first memory every time, the single thread in all of my lives. It's you who makes me a person.

A friend told me that one day he and I would be rich and famous. I told him that I'd trade my half of the fame, for his half of the money.

The arts especially address the idea of aesthetic experience. An aesthetic experience is one in which your senses are operating at their peak

Even the good things from our pasts still only belonged in the past

Talent is useful, but always keep your dagger sharp.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?

Whenever it feels uncomfortable to tell the truth, that's often the most important time to tell it.

A man's foibles are what makes him lovable.

While the grasse groweth the horse starveth.