Bigrabbit

“The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies... is a foolish idea. Instead, the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can throw the rascals out at any election without leading to any profound or extensive shifts in policy. Then it should be possible to replace it, every four years if necessary, by the other party which will be none of these things but will still pursue, with new vigor, approximately the same basic policies.”
― Carroll Quigley

“Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought.”
― Tsunetomo Yamamoto, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.”
― Confucius

“Use your imagination only on the future, never on the present or the past.”
― Adam Johnson, The Orphan Master's Son