Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [121-140] of 769 Politics quotesPolitics QuotesPolitics Previous 20 quotes Next 20 quotes The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.~ Edmund Burke Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.~ Edmund Burke To govern according to the sense and agreement of the interests of the people is a great and glorious object of governance. This object cannot be obtained but through the medium of popular election, and popular election is a mighty evil.~ Edmund Burke Once the law starts asking questions, there's no stopping them.~ William S. Burroughs You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.~ George Herbert Walker Bush Let us never tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories concerning the attacks of September the 11th; malicious lies that attempt to shift the blame away from the terrorists, themselves, away from the guilty.~ George W. Bush Politics is the art of the possible.~ R. A. Butler The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary it is that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally.~ Samuel Butler War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses.~ Major General Smedley Darlington Butler I wouldn't go to war again as I have done to protect some lousy investment of the bankers. There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. War for any other reason is simply a racket.~ Major General Smedley Darlington Butler I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. If a nation comes over here to fight, then we'll fight. The trouble with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here, then it gets restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag.~ Major General Smedley Darlington Butler An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.~ Simon Cameron Politics is made up largely of irrelevancies.~ Dalton Camp The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.~ Albert Camus You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word.~ Al Capone As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.~ Andrew Carnegie The Democratic constituency is just like a herd of cows. All you have to do is lay out enough silage and they come running. That’s why I became an operative working with Democrats. With Democrats all you have to do is make a lot of noise, lay out the hay, and be ready to use the ole cattle prod in case a few want to bolt the herd.~ James Carville Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.~ Douglas Casey The problem with political jokes is they get elected.~ Henry Cate VII The cry has been that when war is declared, all opposition should therefore be hushed. A sentiment more unworthy of a free country could hardly be propagated. If the doctrine be admitted, rulers have only to declare war and they are screened at once from scrutiny.~ William Ellery Channing Previous 20 quotes Next 20 quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print