65 Quotes About Politics-observation

Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best

Every election is determined by the people who show up.

[The American President] has to take all sorts of abuse from liars and demagogues.… The people can never understand why the President does not use his supposedly great power to make ’em behave. Well, all the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

The ruling power is always faced with the question, ‘In such and such circumstances, what would you do?’, whereas the opposition is not obliged to take responsibility or make any real decisions.

The poor man is called a socialist if he believes that the wealth of the rich should be divided among the poor, but the rich man is called a financier if he devises a plan by which the pittance of the poor can be converted to his use.

407Justice was like coloured balls in a magician's hand, changing colour and shape all the time beneath the light of politics.

If you treat people right they will treat you right ... ninety percent of the time.

Revenge is not redress. Revenge is a wheel, and it turns backwards.

Accepting fraud from our leaders means accepting fraud in our personal lives.