'Always forgive your enemies - but never forget their names.' JFK 'What do you want to be a
sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy
broadsides blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics.' David Lloyd George
'Unchallenged master of the self-inflicted wound.' Nicholas Soames on Boris Johnson apropos
his switch to campaigning for Brexit Structured to follow the arc of a life in politics - from
childhood aspirations and first attempts at getting elected to navigating the back benches
ascending the greasy pole dealing with detractors facing crises and finally escaping - this
unique collection weaves together the wittiest wisest and most acerbic political quotations
from the last 2 000 years. Punctuated throughout by candid insights from Sir Vince Cable How
to Be a Politician is a timeless and entertaining education in the dark arts of politics.
