No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. James Harrington More Quotes by James Harrington More Quotes From James Harrington Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion. James Harrington terror men religion The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men. James Harrington law men hands And government (to define it de facto, or according to modern prudence) is an art whereby some man, or some few men, subject a city or a nation, and rule it according to his or their private interest; which, because the laws in such cases are made according to the interest of a man, or of some few families, may be said to be the empire of men, and not of laws. James Harrington law men art A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform... therefore a whole army is afraid of one man. James Harrington army writing men Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action. James Harrington passion vices men The blushing cheek speaks modest mind,The lips befitting words most kind,The eye does tempt to love's desire,And seems to, say 'tis "Cupid's fire. James Harrington eye fire mind There was no effort to conceal anything that we did, the phone call was made from Guantanamo. We weren't trying to hide anything. James Harrington top-news Mr. Bin al Shibh wanted a letter sent to his brother in Yemen which encouraged his brother's son, who was starting in a new school for him, to study hard, in a telephone call with the brother about the entire family, our interpreter told him that Ramzi wished his son well in his school. James Harrington top-news To say this is a chilling experience for all of us is a gross understatement. James Harrington top-news Obviously, it's a major disruption in this case and it's also been a horrible disruption within my team. James Harrington world A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform, which they know is but earth or stone; nor of a cannon, which, without a hand to give fire to it, is but cold iron; therefore a whole army is afraid of one man. James Harrington stone man army fire
