Maxims of State and a Selection from Political, Moral and Miscellaneous Thoughts and Reflections by the Right Noble Lord, the Late Lord Marquess of Halifax is a book that contains the collected works of George Savile, the first Marquess of Halifax. Savile was a prominent English statesman and writer who lived in the 17th century. The book is divided into two parts. The first part, Maxims of State, contains a series of aphorisms and wise sayings that...