Politics Quotes

"Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power." "We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." "The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." "Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power." "A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar" "Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage" "Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under" "In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office" "Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement" "I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I’m in a cabinet meeting" "A conservative is a statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the liberal who wishes to replace them with others" "Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage" "If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared" "He who builds on the people builds on mud" "A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise"