601 Quotes About Politicians

The world hates the truth and all that share it, and so if you share truth eventually you will be hated by the world if you are not ready.

Gandhi was the man that freed a nation, but it was Nehru -- a man of compromise -- that built it. It was Gandhi who freed a people; but it was Nehru -- a politician -- who gave them jobs. Which one should he choose? His doubts weighed against his duty. You cannot have prosperity without a nation of your own. And yet, what good is freedom if you are shackled to your hunger by chains as thick as any ever worn by slaves?

Today's politicians are like policemen on traffic duty. They are just dealing with traffic right in front of them. Yet they want to be the Superintendent based on that alone. The politicians and the bigwigs in finance have no ambition. There are too many who confuse the power that they got by their position as their own ability.

COVID-19 may dole out justice to corrupt politicians.

Though it's somewhat depressing that political leaders just being part of a normal judicial process is seen as so abnormal and newsworthy.

នយោបាយមិនមែនជាមុខរបរសម្រាប់រកស៊ីទេវាជាកិច្ចការរបស់មនុស្សដែលចង់ជួយស្រោចស្រង់ជាតិ ។ បើមេដឹកនាំណាដែលចាត់ទុកថានយោបាយជារបរកស៊ីរបស់ខ្លួន គេនឹងដើរបញ្ចើចបញ្ចើរប្រជាជន ជាមួយនឹងអំណោយ(នុយ) ហើយប្រើពាក្យថា"អរគុណ" ទៅប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ផ្ទុយមកវិញ ជនសប្បុរស មិនដែលអង្វរសុំជនរងគ្រោះដើម្បីបាន ឱកាសជួយសង្គ្រោះគេនោះទេ។ មានតែជនរងគ្រោះទេ ដែលអង្វរក ជនសប្បុរសឲ្យមកជួយស្រោចស្រង់ខ្លួន ពេលនោះប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលរងគ្រោះ នឹងប្រើពាក្យ "អរគុណ" ចំពោះជនសប្បុរស ។

Mr Mandela, who had given his whole life for justice and had never once thought of himself. How unlike these people were modern politicians, who thought only of power and tricks.

You can tell a politician is lying when they claim they want fairness for all. They're part of and represent an unfair elite who will never share their wealth, power or opportunities with the underclass.

Corrupt politicians are only symptom, real disease is populist democracy.