Choices Quote by James Madison

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them and has a presentiment of their wishes, and is…

— Plato

“A statesman in these days has a difficult task. He has to pursue the policy he deems advantageous to his country, but he has…

— Agatha Christie

“If the way to do good to my country were to render myself popular, I could easily do it. But extravagant popularity is not…

— John Adams

If anyone, no matter who, were given the opportunity of choosing from amongst all the nations in the world the set of beliefs which…

— Herodotus

If your only objective is to be popular, you're going to be popular but you will be known as the Prime Minister who achieved…

— Brian Mulroney

One can say that three pre-eminent qualities are decisive for the politician: passion, a feeling of responsibility, and a sense of proportion.

— Max Weber

He that would travel for the entertainment of others, should remember that the great object of remark is human life. Every nation has something…

— Samuel Johnson

That man is the most loyal who aims at the noblest motive, and that motive the public good.

— Virgil

As the select assemblies for choosing the President, as well as the State legislatures who appoint the senators, will in general be composed of…

— John Jay

Everyone should have a deep-seated interest or hobby to enrich his mind, add zest to living, and perhaps, depending upon what it is, result…

— Dale Carnegie

“A man full of warm, speculative benevolence may wish his society otherwise constituted than he finds it; but a good patriot, and a true…

— Edmund Burke

“Leaders must not be chosen based on charisma, popularity, or ease of communication, all of which are misleading and have little to do with…

— Veronica Roth