Alexander Hamilton:
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government... Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be supposed steadily to pursue the public good?

Konrad Adenauer quotes

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.
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An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.
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History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.
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Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat.
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Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.
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The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.
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The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.
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