5 Hilaire Belloc Quotes on Politics

Hilaire Belloc quotes on politics

4. It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.

8. Here richly, with ridiculous display, The Politician's corpse was laid away. While all of his acquaintance sneered and slanged I wept: for I had longed to see him hanged.

21. Torture will give a dozen pence or more To keep a drab from bawling at his door. The public taste is quite a different thing- Torture is positively paid to sing.

34. An institute run with such knavish imbecility that if it were not the work of God it would not last a fortnight.

49. The accursed power which stands on Privilege (And goes with Women, and Champagne, and Bridge) Broke- and Democracy resumed her reign: (Which goes with Bridge, and Women and Champagne).