Patronage is almost a wicked word. By itself it could well-nigh defeat democracy. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
“It may be useful to remember that a peacetime political machine is built essentially on patronage.” — David Galula Copy Share Image
I've always felt that any establishment that doesn't welcome me with open arms doesn't deserve my patronage. — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
The distribution of patronage of the Government is by far the most disagreeable duty of the President. — James Buchanan Copy Share Image
Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness. — John Howe Copy Share Image
“This is a handy cove, and a pleasant sittyated grog-shop. Much company, mate?” — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
“Finding a client is a piece of cake. Keeping a client is a tug of war.” — Utibe Samuel Mbom Copy Share Image
The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him. — P. T. Barnum Copy Share Image
I will not attempt to show that it would be a great evil to increase the patronage of the Executive. It is… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
Maybe the raising of millions of dollars of funds for charitable projects has become 'a racket', and the longer they remain in… — Roland V. Libonati Copy Share Image
The House of Lords must go - not be reformed, not be replaced, not be reborn in some nominated life-after-death patronage paradise,… — Neil Kinnock Copy Share Image
With its shrewd analysis and its knowledgeable reflections on the state of the arts, as well as a rich array of anecdotes… — Jonathan Culler Copy Share Image
Human connection is the way things work. It's like a patronage system. You know somebody, and he knows somebody, and he knows… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
“I used to ask myself, ‘Sergei, would you rather spend your money on drink or women?’ and thanks to the club, I… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“So quickly in youth do different and opposite trains of ideas and emotions succeed to each other; and so easy it is,… — Maria Edgeworth Copy Share Image
There is almost no country in Africa where it is not essential to know to which tribe, or which subgroup of which… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
To maintain the ascendancy of the Constitution over the lawmaking majority is the great and essential point on which the success of… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
There are now businesses and entire industries that exist solely as a result of federal patronage. Profiting from government instead of earning… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The first impression and a natural one is, that the fine arts have risen or declined in proportion as patronage has been… — John Constable Copy Share Image
Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if… — P. T. Barnum Copy Share Image
I am committed against every thing which in my judgment, may weaken, endanger, or destroy (the Constitution) ... and especially against all… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
The slightest force, when it is applied to assist and guide the natural descent of its object, operates with irresistible weight; and… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
I know so well what becomes of unmarried women who aren't prepared to occupy a position. I've seen such pitiful cases in… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
There can be no complete and permanent reform of the civil service until public opinion emancipates congressmen from all control and influence… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
“Of all public figures and benefactors of mankind, no one is loved by history more than the literary patron. Napoleon was just… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
I'm sure I'll find some use for the dress before summer."Kavill nodded, and closed his thick ledger. "Do let me know if… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“This week, Zuma was quoted as saying, 'When the British came to our country, they said everything we are doing was barbaric,… — Mark Gevisser Copy Share Image
Labor in this country is independent and proud. It has not to ask the patronage of capital, but capital solicits the aid… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
Russia has cultivated an opaque network of patronage across the region that it uses to influence and direct decision- making. — Al Franken Copy Share Image
I'm a lover of my own liberty, and so I would do nothing to restrict yours. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The philosophy behind Patreon is that all the great art we have known has been made because of patronage. — Jack Conte Copy Share Image
A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a little patronage more so. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The stimulus was a case of political patronage, corporate welfare, and cronyism at their worst. — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
If a book really wants the patronage of a great name, it is a bad book; and if it be a good… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. — P. T. Barnum Copy Share Image
Big business depends entirely on the patronage of those who buy its products: the biggest enterprises loses its power and its influence… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
All appointments hurt. Five friends are made cold or hostile for every appointment; no new friends are made. All patronage is perilous… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
If a patron buys from an artist who needs money (needs money to buy tools, time, food), the patron then makes himself… — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
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