Men who are engaged in public life must necessarily aim at reducing opposition to a minimum, and one of the most obvious means to that end is by misrepresenting, discrediting or ruining their opponents. — Frederick Scott Oliver Copy Share Image
In taking stock of a politician, the first question is not whether he was a good man who used righteous means, but whether he… — Frederick Scott Oliver Copy Share Image
It is true that the politician, in his professional character, does not always, or even very often, conform to the most approved pattern of… — Frederick Scott Oliver Copy Share Image
No politician has ever yet been able to rule his country, nor has any country ever yet been able to face the world, upon… — Frederick Scott Oliver Copy Share Image
Men who are engaged in public life must necessarily aim at reducing opposition to a minimum, and one of the most obvious means to… — Frederick Scott Oliver Copy Share Image
A wise politician will never grudge a genuflexion or a rapture if it is expected of him by prevalent opinion. — Frederick Scott Oliver Copy Share Image
