Henry Adams

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything. ↗

— Henry Adams

#conclude #edge #grave #man #only

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems. ↗

— Henry Adams

#insoluble #insoluble problems #philosophy #problems #unintelligible

Politics are a very unsatisfactory game. ↗

— Henry Adams

#politics #very

Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. ↗

— Henry Adams

#been #hatreds #organization #politics #practice

Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. ↗

— Henry Adams

#been #hatreds #organization #politics #practise

Politics... have always been the systematic organization of hatreds. ↗

— Henry Adams

#been #hatreds #organization #politics #systematic

Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic. ↗

— Henry Adams

#been #effect #had #poison #power

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts. ↗

— Henry Adams

#energy #facts #most #power #serious

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. ↗

— Henry Adams

#facts #ignoring #politics #practical

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. ↗

— Henry Adams

#affects #eternity #his #influence #never