Looking to history for inspiration on modern politics

AS the election campaign nears the end of a second week, it offers an opportunity to step back for a moment and reflect on matters more general.

Today being Saturday, I reckoned that some little levity wouldn’t go amiss, and what better than a few quotes from politicians, and others, Irish and otherwise, to help lighten the gloom, for the weekend at least.

Here’s a few that particularly take my fancy: