A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.

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This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always...

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always...

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.

All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is...

Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is...

In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.

In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.

Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize...

Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize...

The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and...

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and...

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and...

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and...

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top

If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology.

If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology.

This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not...

This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not...

The rising power of the United States in world affairs requires, not a more compliant...

The rising power of the United States in world affairs requires, not a more compliant...

Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.

Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.

The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum

The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum

One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and...

One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and...

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the...

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the...

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent...

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent...