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 political jokesWe hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. Aesop If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. Will Rogers Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. Plato Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. Nikita Khrushchev When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. Clarence Darrow Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. Author Unknown Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. John Quinton Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. Oscar Ameringer I offer my opponents a bargain: if they’ll stop telling lies about us, I’ll stop telling the truth about them. Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952 A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. Texas Guinan Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. Gore Vidal I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. Charles de Gaulle Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. Ronald Reagan Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city , it might be better to change the locks. Doug Larson |
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