It was he (Van Buren) who conceived and constructed the gigantic patronage system which directly caused the death of two Presidents, nearly drove Lincoln insane and caused Cleveland to cry out, ‘It makes me feel like resigning and hell is to pay.’ It was he who mainly visualized and brought to pass the National Conventions […]
Politics Quotes
Reporter: Senator, are you for or against the MX missile system? Senator: Bob, the MX missile system reminds me of an old saying that the country folk in my state like to say. It goes like this: “You can carry a pig for six miles, but if you set it down it might run away.” […]
By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.
Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.
Think globally, act locally.
I’ve read about foreign policy and studied – I know the number of continents.
Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and triumphs that are the aftermath of war.
We have nothing against ideas. We’re against people spreading them.
We do not need to burn down the house to kill the rats.
If you can’t drink a lobbyist’s whiskey, take his money, sleep with his women and still vote against him in the morning, you don’t belong in politics.
