A losing trade, I assure you, sir: literature is a drug.

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Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of...

Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of...

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true;...

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true;...

There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame...

There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame...

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true;...

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true;...

Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine...

Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine...

Translation is at best an echo.

Translation is at best an echo.

Two great talkers will not travel far together.

Two great talkers will not travel far together.

I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or...

I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or...

The trouble with radicals is that they only read radical literature, and the trouble with...

The trouble with radicals is that they only read radical literature, and the trouble with...

I do have to say that I think that President Obama is the greatest President...

I do have to say that I think that President Obama is the greatest President...

There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and...

There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and...

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly....

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly....

The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political...

The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political...

Killing a bad monarch is not to be considered murder but justice

Killing a bad monarch is not to be considered murder but justice

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for...

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for...

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are...

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are...

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of...

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of...

Tony Blair is like an actor who doesn't really believe in his script himself but...

Tony Blair is like an actor who doesn't really believe in his script himself but...

Rock and roll used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.

Rock and roll used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.