Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same – hardihood. Give them raw truth. – John Jay Chapman

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. – Daniel J. Boorstin

If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing. – John le Carre

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. – Henry A. Kissinger