Earl of Sandwhich . . .You shall either die of the pox or on the gallows.

Quote by John Wilkes

Topics: Politics Quotes

A people whose souls are so little tuned to joy.

A people whose souls are so little tuned to joy.

That, sir, depends on whether I embrace your mistress or your politics.

That, sir, depends on whether I embrace your mistress or your politics.

Earl of Sandwhich . . .You shall either die of the pox or on the...

Earl of Sandwhich . . .You shall either die of the pox or on the...

Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one.

Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one.

In his farewell address, George Washington warned the people about political parties. Now we see...

In his farewell address, George Washington warned the people about political parties. Now we see...

Jewish people have been victims of anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, and in...

Jewish people have been victims of anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, and in...

It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the...

It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the...

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause...

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause...

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing...

Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing...

Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's...

Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's...

It's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town,...

It's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town,...

In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn.

In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn.

Retreat usually leads to defeat.

Retreat usually leads to defeat.

Politics is a place of humble hopes and strangely modest requirements, where all are good...

Politics is a place of humble hopes and strangely modest requirements, where all are good...

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it...

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it...

His sentences didn't seem to have any verbs, which was par for a politician. All...

His sentences didn't seem to have any verbs, which was par for a politician. All...