No public interest is anything other or nobler than a massed accumulation of private interests.
– Mark Twain
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- Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. – Ambrose Bierce
- When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. – Mark Twain
- Its name is Public Opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God. – Mark Twain
- Chide a friend in private and praise him in public. – Solon
- Prayer in private results in boldness in public. – Edwin Louis Cole
- Success always occurs in private and failure in full public view. – Anonymous
- Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral. – Rosalind Russell
- Prayer in private results in boldness in public. – Edwin Louis Cole
- Feminism’s agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to choose between public justice and private happiness. – Susan Faludi
- I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and private affairs, so that in their few leisure moments they may read and understand as much as possible. – Vitruvius