A politician … is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation.


"Wanted, a Statesman!", Old and New magazine, December 1870

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James Freeman Clarke Quotes

A politician … is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation.

A politician … is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation.

A politician … is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation.

A politician … is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation.