Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.
– Henry Adams, historian and teacher (1838-1918)
Thoughts
Jan 20, 2011
There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought. – Pierre Bayle, philosopher and writer (1647-1706)
Quote of the Day
Jan 07, 2011
I just stumbled across this quote in the excellent daily email from WordSmith.org.
Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.
– Ben Hecht, screenwriter, playwright, novelist, director, and producer (1894-1964)
Political Quotations – Set 9
Aug 10, 2009
- One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is likely to interfere with happiness in all kinds of ways. – Bertrand Russell, English mathematician-philosopher (1872-1970)
- Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. – Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet (1792-1822)
- Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes. – John Donne, poet (1573-1631)
- Cheer up! The worst is yet to come! – Philander Chase Johnson, American author (1866-1939)
- Do not look back. And do not dream about the future, either. It will neither give you back the past, nor satisfy your other daydreams. Your duty, your reward – your destiny – are here and now. – Dag Hammarskjold, United Nations Secretary-General (1905-1961)