No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him. W H Auden
A poet, qua poet, has only one political duty, namely, in his own writing to set an example of the correct use of his mother tongue, which is always being corrupted. When words lose their meaning, physical force takes over. W H Auden
When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing-room full of dukes. W H Auden
A professor is one who talks in someone else’s sleep. W H Auden
All progress is the work of individuals. Ayn Rand
Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty. Hubert Humphrey
The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves. William Hazlitt
Action without a name, a ‘who’ attached to it, is meaningless. Hannah Arendt
A national debt has become almost an institution of European monarchies. It is viewed in some of them as an essential prop to existing governments. Melancholy is the condition of that people whose government can be sustained only by a system which periodically transfers large amounts from the labor of the many to the coffers of the few. James K Polk