Vain hope to make men happy by politics!
Politics Quotes
Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.
Politicians appropriate whatever part of the history they want to use, and invoke it.
No publishing formula has been more efficient at putting money down a rat hole than has that of the political magazine. The constellation of magazines that try to own Beltway consciousness – The New Republic, The Weekly Standard, The Nation, The Washington Monthly, National Review and The American Prospect – may differ on points of […]
A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman for that of his country. The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift.
Rome had Senators too, that’s why it declined.
“What is a Caucus-race?” said Alice; not that she much wanted to know, but the Dodo had paused as if it thought that somebody ought to speak, and no one else seemed inclined to say anything. “Why,” said the Dodo, “the best way to explain it is to do it.”
Rule1 is take what you can, give up what you must. Rule 2 is take it whenever, however, and from whomever. Rule 3 is, if you are not ready to abide by the first two rules, you are not qualified for a career in politics.
(Trying to obtain information from Mr. Mitchell was) Like trying to nail a drop of water to the wall.
Well then, maybe it would be worth mentioning the three periods of history. When man believed that happiness was dependent upon God, he killed for religious reasons. When he believed that happiness was dependent upon the form of government, he killed for political reasons… After dreams that were too long, true nightmares… we arrived at […]
