The skill of the politician consists in guessing what people can be brought to think advantageous to themselves; the skill of the expert consists in calculating what really is advantageous, provided people can be brought to think so.


Ladislas Reymont: Romain Rolland ; Bertrand Russell (ed. 1971)

Bertrand Russell Quotes

The skill of the politician consists in guessing what people can be brought to think advantageous to themselves; the skill of the expert consists in...

The skill of the politician consists in guessing what people can be brought to think advantageous to themselves; the skill of the expert consists in...

The skill of the politician consists in guessing what people can be brought to think advantageous to themselves; the skill of the expert consists in...

The skill of the politician consists in guessing what people can be brought to think advantageous to themselves; the skill of the expert consists in...