Quote#Death
"Politics means a strong slow drilling of hard boards, with passion…
Quote byMax Weber · 1864–1920
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Politics as a Vocation" (1919).
English (original)
"Politics means a strong slow drilling of hard boards, with passion and judgment at the same time." (German: "Die Politik bedeutet ein starkes langsames Bohren von harten Brettern mit Leidenschaft und Augenmaß zugleich.")
— Max Weber
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