“ The author defines professionalism as exemplified by his subjects in their mutual unwillingness to take expected opposition personally. They would not allow grudges to get in the way of more important… Chris Matthews
“ Nine-nine of every hundred among you probably desire peace, while the balance may hold war a condition to be preferred; but what can be the mental norm of statesmanship where such a minority conquer t… Eden Phillpotts
“ This isn't about your reputation. Our job right now is to make sure that there to ARE future historians. Stephen L. Carter
“ [T]here cannot be a more certain symptom of the approaching ruin of a State than when a firm adherence to party is fixed upon as the only test of merit, and all the qualifications requisite to a right… Edward Wortley Montagu
“ Politics look very simple to the outsider whether he is a businessman or a soldier – it is only when you get into it that all the angles and hard work become apparent. James Forrestal David Pietrusza
“ An anti-politician is hardly an anti-politician once he starts winning and works to close the deal by working to sew up the Establishment. Rick Perlstein
“ Statesmen should remember that they have been elected to persuade and to lead, and not just to accept as fixed the momentary moods and pernicious prejudices of the public. Stanley Hoffmann
