Unknown to most Canadians, as Pope John Paul II was dying, he sent a message to
the present Canadian Prime Minister (Paul Martin), and the past Prime Minister
(Jean Chretien), to come to his home in the Vatican.
When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the
room, the clergyman held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side
of the bed. The Pope grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled and stared
at the ceiling. For a time, no one said anything. Both Martin and Chretien were
touched and flattered that the old Pope would ask them to be with him during his
final moment.
They were also puzzled though because the Pope had never given any indication
that he particularly liked either one of them. Finally, Chretien asked, “Odder,
what for did you hask de two of huss to come ’ere?”
The old Pope mustered up some strength, then said weakly, “Jesus died between two
thieves, and that’s how I want to go as well.”
All politics is local. - Thomas P O'Neil
Politics is an inexact science. - Otto von Bismarck
Good government is good politics. - Richard J. Daley
A week is a long time in politics. - Harold Wilson
Politics makes strange postmasters. - Kin Hubbard
Politics is the art of the possible. - Otto von Bismarck
In politics nothing is contemptible. - Benjamin Disraeli
It ain't exactly the Pope diamond. - Archie Bunker
Focus: What Canadian politicians lack. - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
In politics the middle way is none at all. - John Adams
From politics, it was an easy step to silence. - Jane Austen
Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you. - Ralph Nader
Government is an endless pursuit of new ways to tax. - Unknown
Most bad government results from too much government. - Thomas Jefferson
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison
The art of government is the organization of idolatry. - George Bernard Shaw
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars. - William Westmoreland
Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance. - Robert Frost
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. - H L Mencken
Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life. - Janine di Giovanni
I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together. - Gerald R. Ford
It's a terrible shame that politics has become show business. - Sydney Pollack
The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I'd be honest. - Rodney Dangerfield
The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government. - Edward Abbey
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. - Tex Guinan
Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there. - Clarence W Hall
I have great respect for the Pope. I like the Pope. I actually like him. - Donald Trump
Politics is a profession where the paths of glory lead but to the gravy. - Billy Boy Franklin
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. - Will Rogers
Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. - Mikhail Bakunin
Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday. - Fulton J Sheen
If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be. - Evelyn Waugh
To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government. - Mark Twain
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. - Will Rogers
The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies. - Kate McGahan
For I remember it is Easter morn, and life and love and peace are all new born. - Alice F Palmer
American Politics: A form of socialism for the rich, including the politicians. - Gregory Nunn
Either the government will be given to us or we shall seize it by marching on Rome. - Benito Mussolini
Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless. - Charles M Crowe
The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election. - Earl Wilson
I love Canada. I am from Canada. I will bash the Canadian government but never Canada. - Jason Priestley
In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher
I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government. - Woody Allen
My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. - John F Kennedy
Easter is the only time when it's perfectly safe to put all of your eggs in one basket. - Evan Esar
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. - Nikita Khruschev
People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician. - Eleanor Clift
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. - Thomas Paine
Reporter: "How many people work at the Vatican?"
Pope John XXIII: "About half." - Pope John XXIII
One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government. - Donald Trump
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. - Pericles (430 B.C.)
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. - Plato
What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again. - Estelle Morris
Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry. - Joseph Heller
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. - Charles de Gaulle
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. - Henrik Ibsen
The Easter egg symbolizes our ability to break out of the hardened, protective shell we've surrounded ourselves with. - Siobhan Shaw
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
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. - Ronald Reagan
We're at a point in history where everyone needs to pay attention to politics. Too much is at stake for us to be apathetic. - Kevin Costner
We pick politicians by how they look on TV and Miss America on where she stands on the issues. Isn't that a little backwards? - Jay Leno
The workers' and peasants' government proposes to all warring peoples... negotiations leading to a just, democratic peace. - Lenin
Politicians get their power too late, and I think that he has inherited an impossible situation in which he is ill-equipped to deal. - Malcolm Muggeridge
Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. - Joe Biden
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. - Oscar Ameringer
When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. - John W. Gardner
Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. - Aristotle
NEED now means wanting someone else's money. GREED means wanting to keep your own. COMPASSION is when a politician arranges the transfer. - Joseph Sobran
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
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
Politics is an inexact science. - Otto von Bismarck
Good government is good politics. - Richard J. Daley
A week is a long time in politics. - Harold Wilson
Politics makes strange postmasters. - Kin Hubbard
Politics is the art of the possible. - Otto von Bismarck
In politics nothing is contemptible. - Benjamin Disraeli
It ain't exactly the Pope diamond. - Archie Bunker
Focus: What Canadian politicians lack. - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
In politics the middle way is none at all. - John Adams
From politics, it was an easy step to silence. - Jane Austen
Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you. - Ralph Nader
Government is an endless pursuit of new ways to tax. - Unknown
Most bad government results from too much government. - Thomas Jefferson
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison
The art of government is the organization of idolatry. - George Bernard Shaw
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars. - William Westmoreland
Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance. - Robert Frost
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. - H L Mencken
Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life. - Janine di Giovanni
I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together. - Gerald R. Ford
It's a terrible shame that politics has become show business. - Sydney Pollack
The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I'd be honest. - Rodney Dangerfield
The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government. - Edward Abbey
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. - Tex Guinan
Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there. - Clarence W Hall
I have great respect for the Pope. I like the Pope. I actually like him. - Donald Trump
Politics is a profession where the paths of glory lead but to the gravy. - Billy Boy Franklin
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. - Will Rogers
Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. - Mikhail Bakunin
Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday. - Fulton J Sheen
If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be. - Evelyn Waugh
To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government. - Mark Twain
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. - Will Rogers
The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies. - Kate McGahan
For I remember it is Easter morn, and life and love and peace are all new born. - Alice F Palmer
American Politics: A form of socialism for the rich, including the politicians. - Gregory Nunn
Either the government will be given to us or we shall seize it by marching on Rome. - Benito Mussolini
Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless. - Charles M Crowe
The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election. - Earl Wilson
I love Canada. I am from Canada. I will bash the Canadian government but never Canada. - Jason Priestley
In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher
I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government. - Woody Allen
My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. - John F Kennedy
Easter is the only time when it's perfectly safe to put all of your eggs in one basket. - Evan Esar
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. - Nikita Khruschev
People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician. - Eleanor Clift
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. - Thomas Paine
Reporter: "How many people work at the Vatican?"
Pope John XXIII: "About half." - Pope John XXIII
One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government. - Donald Trump
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. - Pericles (430 B.C.)
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. - Plato
What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again. - Estelle Morris
Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry. - Joseph Heller
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. - Charles de Gaulle
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. - Henrik Ibsen
The Easter egg symbolizes our ability to break out of the hardened, protective shell we've surrounded ourselves with. - Siobhan Shaw
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
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. - Ronald Reagan
We're at a point in history where everyone needs to pay attention to politics. Too much is at stake for us to be apathetic. - Kevin Costner
We pick politicians by how they look on TV and Miss America on where she stands on the issues. Isn't that a little backwards? - Jay Leno
The workers' and peasants' government proposes to all warring peoples... negotiations leading to a just, democratic peace. - Lenin
Politicians get their power too late, and I think that he has inherited an impossible situation in which he is ill-equipped to deal. - Malcolm Muggeridge
Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. - Joe Biden
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. - Oscar Ameringer
When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. - John W. Gardner
Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. - Aristotle
NEED now means wanting someone else's money. GREED means wanting to keep your own. COMPASSION is when a politician arranges the transfer. - Joseph Sobran
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
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
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