
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 6, To Hold Your District: Study Human Nature and Act Accordin’
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 12, Dangers of the Dress Suit in Politics
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 6, To Hold Your District: Study Human Nature and Act Accordin’
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 4, Reformers Only Mornin’ Glories
“[P]rofessional politics is a trade in which the sly outweigh the wise.”
Source: The Cruise of the 'Nona (1925), p. 116
“If at first you don’t succeed, failure may be your style.”
Source: The Naked Civil Servant; How To Become A Virgin; Resident Alien
“Say, ain’t some of the papers awful gullible about politics? p. 59”
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 14 Tammany the Only Lastin’ Democracy
“Men ain’t in politics for nothin’. They want to get somethin’ out of it. p. 37”
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 9, Reciprocity in Patronage
““He was, and ever will remain, the Sir Galahad of Canadian politics” (Marquis 1903, p. 418)”
His Character
“Don’t pay attention to those who offer too much.”
“Benefactors,” p. 110
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
60 Seconds: Nigella Lawson (2006)