A statesman is a successful politician who is dead. Thomas Brackett Reed (1839-1902) American politician, Speaker of the House (1889-91, 1895-99) (Attributed) Quoted in Henry Cabot Lodge, The Democracy of the Constitution, ch. 7 (1915).
One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils of the world can be cured by legislation. Thomas Brackett Reed (1839-1902) American politician, Speaker of the House (1889-91, 1895-99) (Attributed)