The Art Of Politics

A week is a long time in politics. - Harold Wilson

Voters want a fraud they can believe in. - Will Durst

Man is not free unless government is limited. - Ronald Reagan

Political correctness is tyranny with manners. - Charlton Heston

A government of law is a government of lawyers. - Saying

The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun. - R Buckminster Fuller

Most bad government results from too much government. - Thomas Jefferson

The problem with political jokes is they get elected. - Henry Cate, VII

Political War: One in which everyone shoots from the lip - Daffynitions joe-ks.com

Government cannot and must not replace private initiative. - Kim Campbell

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party. - Herbert Hoover

In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours. - Willie Brown

War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules. - Ross Perot

You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think. - Milton Berle

For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program. - Bob Wells

To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, he has no experience with it. - Greek Proverb

The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government. - Edward Abbey

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. - Will Durant

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote. - William E. Simon

Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure. - Bertrand Russell

Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one. - Herbert C Hoover

A good politician, under democracy, is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. - H L Mencken

My sheer existence is like a political act to a lot of people. It's not to me. - Grimes

I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself. - Jack Nicholson

In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher

I am on your Walk of Fame in Toronto. My sense of humour is Canadian. But I can't vote. - Donald Sutherland

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. - John F Kennedy

I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling. - Steve Irwin

The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare. - Daniel P Moynihan

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. - Thomas Paine

Politics: Poli, a Latin word meaning "many"; and tics, meaning "bloodsucking creatures." - Robin Williams

Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism. - Claude McKay

What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those? - Gilbert Highet

When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot. - Sergey Galitsky

The workers' and peasants' government proposes to all warring peoples... negotiations leading to a just, democratic peace. - Lenin

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy. - Barack Obama

A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. - Carl Sandburg

I once said to my father, when I was a boy, 'Dad we need a third political party.' He said to me, 'I'll settle for a second.' - Ralph Nader

Being in politics is like being a football coach; you have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important. - Eugene McCarthy

The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it. - Edward I Kock