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Of this stamp is the cant of, not men, but measures.
Of this stamp is the cant of, not men, but measures.
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
Let it alone. Let it pass by.
[Lat., Laissez faire, laissez passer.]
Let it alone. Let it pass by.
[Lat., Laissez faire, laissez passer.]
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.
University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.
Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions.
Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions.
In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.
In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.