In politics all abstract terms conceal treachery.
“An army is a miniature of the society which produces it.”
“Uninhibited, they wallowed with zest in the filth and mire of their political conceptions and needs, among the very leaders of their society, but nevertheless the very dregs of human civilisation a...”
“The patience and forbearance of the poor are among the strongest bulwarks of the rich.”
“I am convinced that human life is filled with many pure, happy, serene examples of insincerity, truly splendid of their kind-of people deceiving one another without (strangely enough) any wounds be...”
“Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.”
“Over time, hidden truths morph in the dark soil of deceit into something much worse.”
“Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.”
“Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.”
“Immer wieder behauptete Unwahrheiten werden nicht zu Wahrheiten, sondern, was schlimmer ist, zu Gewohnheiten.”
“Treachery and violence are a just return for treachery and violence.”
“Treachery though at first very cautious in the end betrays itself.”
“Et tu Brute! (You too Brutus!)”
