The Nation which indulges toward another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.
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It is our true policy to steer clear of any permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.…
It is our true policy to steer clear of any permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.
As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as…
As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
One thing I have learned about the presidency is that whatever shortcomings you have, people are going to…
One thing I have learned about the presidency is that whatever shortcomings you have, people are going to notice them — and whatever strengths you have, you’re going to need them.
Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance…
Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern…
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellow men.
Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair. – George Burns
Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair.
Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can’t nail them to a wall…
Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can’t nail them to a wall.
Campaign behavior for wives: Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Lean back in the…
Campaign behavior for wives: Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Lean back in the parade car so everybody can see the president.
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for…
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.
There is — in world affairs — a steady course to be followed between an assertion of strength that is…
There is — in world affairs — a steady course to be followed between an assertion of strength that is truculent and a confession of helplessness that is cowardly.
I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the Presidency. – Dwight Eisenhower
I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the Presidency.
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