—William Pitt
Showing posts with label politicians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politicians. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Post #1253
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Post #275
Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.
—Paul Valéry
—Paul Valéry
Friday, July 02, 2010
Post #272
Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor.
—Lady Bird Johnson
—Lady Bird Johnson
Friday, May 07, 2010
Post #217
An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower
—Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Post #78
The saddest life is that of the political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful.
—H.L. Mencken
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
- dave
- El Paso, Texas, United States
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