Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Paul Valéry Quote “Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.” ~ Paul Valéry (1871-1945) French Poet, Essayist, Aphorist Humor , Politics , Responsibility Ratings and Comments Reply jodopo, West Bloomfield, MI 4/26/05 How droll, but true! Reply P.M. 5/3/05 Reply Mike, Norwalk 10/28/08 Pragmatically speaking, yep.;-) Reply E Archer, NYC 10/28/08 Interesting take. Yes! Reply robkenSRQ 10/28/08 I smell revolution in the air... SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Paul Valéry quote is found in these categories: Humor quotes Politics quotes Responsibility quotes About Paul Valéry Bio of Paul Valéry Quotations by Paul Valéry Books by/about Paul Valéry Paul Valéry videos Paul Valéry on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Paul Valéry