Quotes on Politicians And Politics

Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.

The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders...tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.

Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few.

Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.

Under every stone lurks a politician.