Politics is the art of the possible.
To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.
Politics is not an exact science.
When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
Be polite write diplomatically even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.