Quote#Politics & Power
... political reputations are made by saying what you think, and they…
Quote byJohn Oliver Hobbes · 1867–1906
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Wisdom of the Wise (1900), act 2 (loq. St. Asaph).
English (original)
... political reputations are made by saying what you think, and they are kept by saying what you don't think!
— John Oliver Hobbes
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