“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
“The problem with political jokes is that they get elected.” – Henry Cate
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” – Groucho Marx
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” – Winston Churchill
“Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.” – Winston Churchill
“In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve.” – Alexis de Tocqueville
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” – Winston Churchill
“If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” – Harry S. Truman
“Politicians are like diapers. They need to be changed often, and for the same reason.” – Mark Twain
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
“Politics is the art of the possible.” – Otto von Bismarck
“I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.” – Charles de Gaulle
“If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.” – Emma Goldman
“Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” – Mao Zedong
“The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it.” – John F. Kennedy
“Politics is a war without bloodshed, while war is a politics with bloodshed.” – Mao Zedong
“The most important political office is that of the private citizen.” – Louis D. Brandeis
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr
“A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman, of the next generation.” – James Freeman Clarke
“The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks of the next election, while a statesman thinks of the next generation.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin
“In politics, there are no friends, only interests.” – Unknown
“A fool and his money are soon elected.” – Will Rogers
“You can’t be a winner and be afraid to lose.” – Charles Barkley
“I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.” – Will Rogers
“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” – George Bernard Shaw
“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” – Thomas Paine
“Politics is war by other means.” – Unknown
“The trouble with political jokes is that they get elected.” – Henry Cate
“Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant.” – Henri Queuille
“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” – Plato
“It’s not the people who vote that count, it’s the people who count the votes.” – Joseph Stalin
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” – Ronald Reagan
“All politics are local.” – Tip O’Neill
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell
“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – George Santayana
“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” – George Bernard Shaw
“The highest distinction is to serve people and the nation without seeking recognition.” – Unknown
“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” – Tacitus
“An honest politician is one who, when bought, will stay bought.” – Simon Cameron
“The first rule of politics is: Don’t ask the people what they want, just give it to them.” – Unknown
“If you want to be a good politician, first be a good person.” – Unknown
“In politics, the middle way is none at all.” – John Adams
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” – Groucho Marx
“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” – Albert Pine
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something.” – Barack Obama
“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” – Malcolm X
“If the people lead, the leaders will follow.” – Unknown