politics Quotes (15)

“Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.”

“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.”

“At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.”

“Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us.”

“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”

“Democracy is indispensable to socialism.”

“Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.”

“Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant.”

“A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.”

“Politics is not perfect but it's the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live.”

“A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.”

“If you can't convince them, confuse them.”

“An aristocracy is the true support of a monarchy.”

“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. Sell not liberty to purchase power.”

“In rivers and bad governments, the lightest things swim at the top.”