"IT is an old established Maxim in Politicks, that a true-bred Statesman should have no private Passions; that is, He ought to be a Man of such a sedate, steddy, and determined Temper, that he may not be interrupted, in the Conduct of his Schemes and the Pursuit of his Interest, by those light and sudden Passions, which are apt to agitate and ruffle weak Minds."
The Craftsman, No. 23
Text from <u>The Craftsman. By Caleb D'Anvers, of Gray's-Inn, Esq.</u> (London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1731). &lt<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=LGIynz8AyLEC">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;