(Aldous) Huxley’s Law
Aldous Huxley
Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held.
(Sir Julian) Huxley’s Law
Julian Huxley
Sooner or later false thinking brings wrong conduct.
Bailey’s Rule
Nathaniel Bailey
Threats without power are like powder without ball.
Beaumont and Fletcher’s Law
Francis Beaumont
Beggars must be no choosers.
Capone’s Law
Al Capone
You can get a lot more done with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone.
Clausewitz’s Law
Karl von Clausewitz
War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.
Decatur’s Law
Stephen Decatur
My country, right or wrong.
Eban’s Law
Abba Eban
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
The Trollope Ploy
Anthony Trollope
To interpret - or willfully misinterpret - a message in the most favourable manner to oneself.
Urquhart’s Rule of Diplomacy
Brian Urquhardt
Don’t dive into an empty pool.
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