Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom and a great empire and little minds go ill together.

There are no morals in politics there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.

War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules.

Only very intelligent people don't wish they were in politics, and I'm dumb enough to want to be in there.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.