"People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election."

"The greatest enemy of any government is the press. They print what they want, and they make people believe what they want."

"The life of a nation is the life of a single man. It is not measured by the number of years, but by the number of deeds."

"The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history, and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past."

"The secret of success in politics is to be able to tell what is coming next and to be ready to meet it."