Quotes from Lord Salisbury

I rank myself no higher in the scheme of things than a policeman - whose utility would disappear if there were no criminals.

If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.

Many who think they are workers in politics are really merely tools.

One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you never know what it means.

Whatever happens will be for the worse, and it is therefore in our interest that as little should happen as possible