"Politics is the practical exercise of the art of self-government, and somebody must attend to it if we are to have self-government; somebody must study it, and learn the art, and exercise patience and sympathy and skill to bring the multitude of opinions and wishes of self-governing people into such order that some prevailing opinion may be expressed and peaceably accepted. Otherwise, confusion will result either in dictatorship or anarchy. The principal ground of reproach against any American citizen should be that he is not a politician. Everyone ought to be, as Lincoln was."

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Source : "Men and Policies: Addresses". Book by Elihu Root, ed. Robert Bacon and James B. Scott, p. 75, "Lincoln as a Leader of Men", 1924.

Elihu Root

#Art Quotes #Exercise Quotes #Self Quotes

“I must for myself insist that when finished, that is when all the parts are in place and are working, that now it has become an object and will therefore have its boundaries as definite as the prow, the stern, the sides, and bottom bound as a boat.”

Source : John Marin (1949). “Selected Writings”
“It was good, and nothing good is truly lost. It stays part of a person, becomes part of their character. So part of you goes everywhere with me. And part of me is yours, forever”

Source : Rosamunde Pilcher (2013). “The Shell Seekers”, p.427, Macmillan
“Their spirituality was in nature, even though Emerson was a preacher on the pulpit, he ended up going out into nature for direct, face-to-face communication with God, if you want to call all of this creation part of God.”

Source : "NASA Distinguished Service Medal". The Academy of Achievement, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.
“I love order and organization.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com
“Millions around the world increasingly see America not as a model of democracy but as relying solely on brute force”
“If you go into a relationship expecting someone else to fill you up, you're doomed right off.”
“I mistake the American people if they favor the odious doctrine that there is no such thing as international morality; that there is one law for a strong nation and another for a weak one.”
“Like Prince von Bismarck in diplomacy, I have no secrets.”

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