Famous quotes containing the words roman and/or politician:
“The Roman Empire stood appalled:
It dropped the reins of peace and war
When that fierce virgin and her Star
Out of the fabulous darkness called.”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)
“A politician is a man who understands government and it takes a politician to run a government. A statesman is a politician whos been dead ten or fifteen years.”
—Harry S. Truman (18841972)