"Men still have to be governed by deception" — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Lawyer: One skilled in circumvention of the law

Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

The Cabinet, in a word, is a board of control chosen by the legislature, out of persons whom it trusts and knows, to rule the nation.

Source: The English Constitution

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one

The efficient parts only employ that power.

Source: The English Constitution (1867), The Cabinet

One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Quote