“Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.”

“Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.”

“I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.”

“Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.”

“When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.”

“Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.”

“The cemeteries are full of indispensable men.”