Parties Quotes

No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity. With equal, nay with greater reason, a body of men are unfit to be both judges and parties at the same time.

James Madison, The Federalist, Paper # 10

Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.

Charles Williams

Insanity in individuals is something rare - But in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

Friedrich Nietzsche

We had parties that Nero would have been ashamed to attend.

Ronnie Hawkins

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.

Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

A husband should not insult his wife publicly, at parties. He should insult her in the privacy of the home.

James Thurbe

All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.

Dr. Arbthnot

Political language - And with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists - Is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

George Orwell, 1946