Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf is better than a whole loaf.

Quote by G K Chesterton

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All government is an ugly necessity.

All government is an ugly necessity.

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

The true object of all human life is play.

The true object of all human life is play.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying...

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying...

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every...

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every...

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas...

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas...

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted...

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted...

If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him for...

If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him for...

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult...

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult...

There are a good many fools who call me a friend, and also a good...

There are a good many fools who call me a friend, and also a good...

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to...

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to...

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly...

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly...

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it...

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it...

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.