My subject is my life, and my life is my subject.

One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even rely upon it; but one can never expect anything from the gratitude of a nation.

There are two things civilized Man should never see being made: Sausages and Laws.

Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best

The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbors, and to the east and west by fish.

The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history, and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past.

In England the more horses a nobleman has, the more popular he is. So long as the English are devoted to racing, Socialism has no chance with you.