politics Quotes

Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections.

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.

It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.