Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Oscar Ameringer Quote “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 ( 1870-1943) German-American Socialist editor, author, and organizer Humor , Hypocrisy , Money , Politics , Vote Ratings and Comments 2 Reply Mike, Pleasant Hill 9/25/14 Oh, so that's how it's done. Reply jim k, austin tx 9/25/14 I like it. 2 Reply E Archer, NYC 9/26/14 Same as it ever was ... Reply UniverseDelivers, London 10/6/14 2 Reply Mike, Norwalk 10/27/18 Way to accurate, I like it a lot Reply Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 10/15/22 Politics is pure god-damned violence. Social responsibility is the art and science of terminating the distinguishing differences between the rich and poor. Socialism is the vision of social abilities to create. Reply Mike, Norwalk Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 10/16/22 Sillik, I'm glad to see your recognition of a "god" and, (choose your pronoun — his / her / it / etc.) ability to bless or otherwise. As to damning, socialism is that worship of false carnal gods that distinguish the rich from the poor while condemning all but an oligarchal few (in your case, the one true god — Sillik) SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Oscar Ameringer quote is found in these categories: Humor quotes Hypocrisy quotes Money quotes Politics quotes Vote quotes About Oscar Ameringer Bio of Oscar Ameringer Quotations by Oscar Ameringer Books by/about Oscar Ameringer Oscar Ameringer videos Oscar Ameringer on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Oscar Ameringer