politics Quotes

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

Vote for the man who promises least he’ll be the least disappointing.

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.

If nominated, I will not run if elected, I will not serve.

The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal – that you can gather votes like box tops – is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.

A politician will do anything to keep his job – even become a patriot.

If you don’t like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don’t like the Governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don’t like me, 90 cents.

The secret of getting things done is to act!