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Arthur Wellesley: Be discreet in...

Arthur Wellesley: Be discreet in...

Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious.

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Demosthenes: A man is...

Demosthenes: A man is...

A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be...

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Vaclav Havel: The exercise of...

Vaclav Havel: The exercise of...

The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the...

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Dwight D Eisenhower: Accomplishments will prove...

Dwight D Eisenhower: Accomplishments will prove...

Accomplishments will prove to be a journey, not a destination.

Source: Speech, 16...

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Joseph-Desire Mobutu Sese Seko: Mature, or not...

Joseph-Desire Mobutu Sese Seko: Mature, or not...

Mature, or not mature, a fruit falls in face of the storm of history. [Mure, ou pas mure, un fruit tombe comme meme...

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Queen Mother Elizabeth: It has always...

Queen Mother Elizabeth: It has always...

It has always frightened me that people should love her so much.

Source: Of her...

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Queen Mother Elizabeth: I would not...

Queen Mother Elizabeth: I would not...

I would not want it to be though that I had lived for all these years without having anything to show for...

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Elizabeth I: I thank God...

Elizabeth I: I thank God...

I thank God I am endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the Realm in my petticoat I were able to live...

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George III: Born and educated...

George III: Born and educated...

Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton.

Source: First...

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Harold Wilson: The main essentials...

Harold Wilson: The main essentials...

The main essentials of a successful prime minister [are] sleep and a sense of history.

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Stanley Baldwin: A statesman wants...

Stanley Baldwin: A statesman wants...

A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first,...

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Merit, however inconsiderable,...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Merit, however inconsiderable,...

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of...

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John Adams: I always consider...

John Adams: I always consider...

I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in...

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John Adams: The essance of...

John Adams: The essance of...

The essance of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.

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John Adams: If we do...

John Adams: If we do...

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

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Harry S Truman: Once a decision...

Harry S Truman: Once a decision...

Once a decision was made I did not worry about it afterward.

Source: In My Favorite...

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Harry S Truman: I sit here...

Harry S Truman: I sit here...

I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have sense enough to do without my...

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Andrew Jackson: It is a...

Andrew Jackson: It is a...

It is a damned poor mind indeed that can't think of at least two ways of spelling any...

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Andrew Jackson: You are uneasy;...

Andrew Jackson: You are uneasy;...

You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see.

Source: Remark made to an...

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Thomas Jefferson: The moment a...

Thomas Jefferson: The moment a...

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits that favor that...

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