If we were to promise people nothing better than only revolution, they would scratch their heads and say: 'Is it not better to have good goulash?'
Nikita KhrushchevRead
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.
Interpretation
The quote criticizes politicians for making unrealistic promises.
Khrushchev's quote highlights the tendency of politicians to make grand promises that lack feasibility or truth. It suggests a skepticism towards their motives, indicating that they often say what is necessary to gain approval, regardless of the practicality of their promises.
In practice
This quote can be used during a political debate to highlight empty promises.
If we were to promise people nothing better than only revolution, they would scratch their heads and say: 'Is it not better to have good goulash?'
We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.
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Revolutions are not made for export.
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In this relation, then, the proposed government cannot be deemed a national one; since its jurisdiction extends to certain enumerated objects only, and leaves to the several states, a residuary and inviolable sovereignty over all other objects.
There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home.
I wanted us to go to the Tories when we were strong...not in misfortune to be made an honest woman of.
Democracy is not a spectator sport. It is a difficult, hard, full-contact, participatory endeavor.
Government isn't there just to administer life support to failing markets. Without the government, many of those markets would not even exist.
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