[The politician] is asked to stand, he wants to sit, and he is expected to lie.
What is adequacy? Adequacy is no standard at all.
Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.
A good party man puts his party above himself and his country above his party.
No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it.
A man who gets the reputation of rising at dawn can sleep to noon.