An historian without political passions is as rare as a wasp without a sting.
The party which is out sees nothing but graft and incapacity in the party which is in; and the party which is in sees nothing but greed and animosity in the party which is out.
The man who never tells an unpalatable truth 'at the wrong time' (the right time has yet to be discovered) is the man whose success in life is fairly well assured.
Resistance, which is the function of conservatism, is essential to orderly advance.
Believers in political faith-healing enjoy a supreme immunity from doubt.