Here's A Thought: One Thing A Penny Still Buys: The First Law Of Statecraft: To Thine Own Interests Be True

Friday, March 27, 2009

The First Law Of Statecraft: To Thine Own Interests Be True

"We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow." -- Henry John Temple, Lord Palmerston, defending foreign policy in the House of Commons, 1848 Sign in to see full entry.

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