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"Via ovicpitum dura est", or, for the benefit of the engineers among you: "The way of the egghead is hard |
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A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol. |
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A free society is a place where it's safe to be unpopular |
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A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation. |
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A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, but a very present help in time of trouble |
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A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth |
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A society can be no better than the men and women who compose it. |
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A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe. |
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Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction. |
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After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquillity of a political convention. |
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All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. |
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An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff. |
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An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics. |
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As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end. |
Citizenship; Democracy |
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Bad administration, to be sure, can destroy good policy; but good administration can never save bad policy |
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Carelessness about our security is dangerous; carelessness about our freedom is also dangerous |
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Change is inevitable. Change for the better is a full-time job. |
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