There is no sea more dangerous than the ocean of practical politics none in which there is more need of read more

There is no sea more dangerous than the ocean of practical politics none in which there is more need of good pilotage and of a single, unfaltering purpose when the waves rise high.

Man is by nature a civic animal.

Man is by nature a civic animal.

Of this stamp is the cant of, not men, but measures.

Of this stamp is the cant of, not men, but measures.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

It is necessary that I should qualify the doctrine of its being
not men, but measures, that I am read more

It is necessary that I should qualify the doctrine of its being
not men, but measures, that I am determined to support. In a
monarchy it is the duty of parliament to look at the men as well
as at the measures.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

The Duty of an Opposition is to oppose.

The Duty of an Opposition is to oppose.

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my read more

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint.

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.