Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors.

Quote by Wendell Phillips

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The heart is the best reflective thinker.

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government.

Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government.

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.

Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this...

Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this...

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to...

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to...

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

How prudently we proud men compete for nameless graves, while now and then some starveling...

How prudently we proud men compete for nameless graves, while now and then some starveling...

Responsibility educates

Responsibility educates

Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.

Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.

One on God's side is a majority.

One on God's side is a majority.

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but...

Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but...

Political convulsions, like geological upheavings usher in new epochs of the world's progress

Political convulsions, like geological upheavings usher in new epochs of the world's progress

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the...

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the...

Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood,...

Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood,...

What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.

What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Politics: The highest calling to the lowest falling

Politics: The highest calling to the lowest falling

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree...

Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree...