A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

There is only one greater folly than that of the fool who says in his heart there is no God, and that is the folly of the people that says with its head that it does not know whether there is a God or not

To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.

When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.