I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office."

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.

The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured.