Politics
Eugene McCarthy on Politics
“It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.”
Publius Tacitus on Laws
“The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.”
Ronald Reagan on Economy
“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.”
John Ciardi on Politics
“The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.”
Cullen Hightower on Politics
“We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex–but Congress can.”
William Shakespeare on Peace
“A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.”
Napoleon Bonaparte on Politics
“He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower on Television
“I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.”
Aristotle on Politics
“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.”
Harry S Truman Cynical Quote
“If you cannot convince them, confuse them.”
Madeleine L’Engle Cynical Quote
“It takes too much energy to be against something unless it’s really important.”
Thomas Pickering on Archaeology vs. Diplomacy
“In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.”
Edward R. Murrow on TV
“When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.”
Irving Kristol on Equality
“Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions – it only guarantees equality of opportunity.”
Otto von Bismarck on Law
“Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.”
Thomas Jefferson on Peace
“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.”
H. L. Mencken on Politics
“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.”
Robert Frost on Law
“A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.”
Thomas Jefferson on Liberty
“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.”
Caskie Stinnett on Diplomacy
“A diplomat… is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.”
Jay Leno on Politics
“If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.”
Benjamin Franklin on Liberty
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
Ronald Reagan on Politics
“Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.”
Voltaire on Beliefs
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
Bertrand Russell on Controversies
“The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.”