I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?
If you're not very clever, you should be conciliatory.
Once at a social gathering, Gladstone said to Disraeli, "I
predict, Sir, that you will die either by hanging or of some vile
disease".
Disraeli replied, "That all depends, sir, upon whether I
embrace your principles or your mistress."
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity? If
Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if
someone dragged him out again, it would be a calamity.
There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damn Lies, and
Statistics.
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt,
laws are broken.