Showing posts with label Denis Diderot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denis Diderot. Show all posts

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Governing With Buts

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Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. – Denis Diderot




One cannot govern with buts. – Charles de Gaulle



The common soldier’s blood makes the General great. – Italian proverb



The Pentagon is like a log going down the river with 25,000 ants on it, each thinking he’s steering. – Henry Rowan



Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg. – Samuel Goldwyn



Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in the execution of them. – Charles Caleb Colton



To govern is to make choices. – Duc de Levis




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