“A new Member requires the experience of his first session in the House to teach him how to hang up his overcoat and take his seat in a manner befitting a gentlemen.” FirstsHouseTeachPoliticianMembersGentlemanSeatsSessionHang UpsOvercoat Author:John A. Macdonald
“Now that all the members of the press are so delighted I lost, I'd like to make a statement. As I leave you I want you to know -just think how much you'll be missing. You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.” ThinkingKnowsWantLastsLostMissingPoliticianMembersPressesStatementsGentlemanKicksI Want YouConferencesDelightedPress Conferences Author:Richard M. Nixon
“In the countries of Europe, one after another, the gentleman has been ousted by politicians and entrepreneurs, as materialism has given rewards to the sort of cunning incompatible with any kind of idealism.” KindHas BeensCountryGivenPoliticianEuropeEntrepreneurRewardsGentlemanMaterialismIdealismCunning Book:Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition Source: Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition
“The politicians of New York as not so fastidious as some gentlemen are, as to disclosing the principles on which they act. They boldly preach what they practice...if they are defeated, they expect to retire from office. If they are successful, they claim, as a matter of right, the advantages of success. They see nothing wrong in the rule that to the victor belongs the spoils of the enemy.” IfsMatterEnemyPrinciplesPracticeSuccessfulNew YorkPoliticianOfficeAdvantageClaimsGentlemanRetiringDefeatedSpoilFastidious Author:William L. Marcy