“Barack Obama said today that politics has become too gummed up by money and influence … and then he had to leave to attend a fundraiser.” –Jay Leno
“Being president is like running a cemetery: you’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening.” –Bill Clinton
A diplomat is a man who says you have an open mind, instead of telling you that you have a hole in the head.
“Politics, noun. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.” —Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” -Ronald Reagan
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. -- Seneca, A.D. 65
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' - Theodore Roosevelt
'The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it'. - Ronald Reagan
Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either. - Gore Vidal
'Artificial hearts are nothing new. Politicians have had them for years.' - Mack McGinnis
'Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it wrongly, and applying unsuitable remedies'. - Sir Ernest Benn
Government cannot make man richer, but it can make him poorer
The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. - Larry Hardiman
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. -Doug Larson
Politics gives guys so much power that they tend to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get into that. - Bill Clinton
A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. -- H. L. Mencken
In politics, if you want anything said ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman. -- Margaret Thatcher
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge where there is no river. -Nikita Khrushchev
Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs.
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. - John Maxwell
"There are two problems in my life. The political ones are insoluble and the economic ones are incomprehensible." - Sir Alec Douglas-Home, British Prime Minister
"Our elections are free--it's in the results where eventually we pay." Bill Stern
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable
A candidate is a person who gets money from the rich and votes from the poor to protect them from each other.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Politicians, like diapers, have to be changed frequently - and for the very same reason.
Dependence upon God makes heroes of ordinary people like you and me!-Bruce Wilkinson
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