Subject: Government » Politics (Page 4)

Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.

American comedian & actor

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

(1943 – ) U.S. agriculture commissioner, columnist, activist & author

Men enter politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.

(1909 – 1993) British naval historian & author

Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.

There is no Democratic or Republican way of cleaning the streets.

(1882 – 1947) American mayor of New York City

I've arranged with my executor to be buried in Chicago, because when I die, I want to still remain active politically.

(1927 – ) Canadian-born American comedian & actor

I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team.

(1925 – 2007) humorist & columnist

Spain's new Prime Minister … announced he will soon call back Spain's 1300 troops from Iraq… meaning the coalition of the willing is fast turning into a duet of the stubborn.

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian

It gave dirty politics a bad name.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low.

A libertarian is just a Republican who takes drugs.

(1951 – ) American anarchist writer

I belong to the Straight Talking American Government Party, or STAG Party for short.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

Politics: Where people work hard to get a job and do nothing after they get it.

Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing.

(1870 – 1965) businessman & politician

It's not that I disagree with Bush's economic policy or his foreign policy, it's that I believe he was a child of Satan sent here to destroy the planet Earth.

(1961 – 1994) comedian

If you want to succeed in politics, you must keep your conscience well under control.

(1863 – 1945) British politician & statesman

Republicans have called for a National African-American Museum; the plan is being held up by finding a location that isn't in their neighborhood.

(1963 – ) television host & comedian

I am neither left wing nor right wing; I am middle-of-the-bird.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession… and I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

(1911 – 2004) 40th U.S. president & actor

All politics is local.