Quotes on American Politics

American politics is a struggle, not of men but of forces. The men become every year more and more creatures of force, massed about central power houses.

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.

The black man in North America was sickest of all politically. He let the white man divide him into such foolishness as considering himself a black 'Democrat,' a black 'Republican,' a black 'Conservative,' or a black 'Liberal' ...when a ten-million black vote bloc could be the deciding balance of power in American politics, because the white man's vote is almost always evenly divided.

A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along?

Objective journalism is one of the main reasons that American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long.

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

TRUST, n. In American politics, a large corporation composed in greater part of thrifty working men, widows of small means, orphans in the care of guardians and the courts, with many similar malefactors and public enemies.

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.

I happen to think that American politics is one of the noblest arts of mankind; and I cannot do anything else but write about it.

First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.

The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy - then go back to the office & sell every one of the poor bastards down the tube for a nickel apiece. Probably the rarest form of life in American politics is the man who can turn on a crowd & still keep his head straight - assuming it was straight in the first place.