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Party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many, for the gain of a few. - Alexander Pope, Letter to Blount Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last. - Alexander Pope, Moral Essays (ep. I, l. 228) Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few. - Alexander Pope, Thoughts on Various Subjects A mugwump is a person educated beyond his intellect. - Horace Porter, A Bon-Mot in Cleveland-Blaine Campaign A great many political speeches are literary parricides; they kill their fathers. - George Denison Prentice Abstain from beans. - Pythagoras, advice against political voting, which was done by means of beans There is an infinity of political errors which, being once adopted, become principles. - Abbe Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal I want to talk about political and economic fairy tales. - Ronald Reagan 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, at a conference in Los Angeles I will drive a coach and six through the Act of Settlement. - Sir Stephen Rice, quoted by Macaulay "History of England" I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat! - Will Rogers Politics ain't worrying this country one-tenth as much as where to find a parking space. - Will Rogers Politics has gotten so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to get beat with. - Will Rogers It is, of course, the merest truism to say a party is of use only so far as it serves the nation. - Theodore Roosevelt The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency. - Theodore Roosevelt There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far. - Theodore Roosevelt, in an address at the Minnesota State Fair The first advice I have to give the party is that it should clean its slate. - Lord Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, in a speech at Chesterfield There are occasions when the general belief of the people, even though it be groundless, works its effect as sure as truth itself. - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller Wise men and gods are on the strongest side. - Sir Charles Sedley This bodes some strange eruption to our state. - William Shakespeare Watch thou, and wake when others be asleep, to pry into the secrets of the state. - William Shakespeare Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. - William Shakespeare, Hamlet Prince of Denmark (Marcellus at I, iv) Get thee glass eyes And, like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not. - William Shakespeare, King Lear (King Lear at IV, vi) O that estates, degrees, and offices Were not derived corruptly, and that clear honor Were purchased by the merit of the wearer! - William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (Prince of Arragon at II, ix) Sir Hugh, persuade me not--I will make a Starchamber matter of it. If he were twenty Sir John Falstaffs he shall not abuse Robert Shallow, Esquire. - William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shallow at I, i) Displaying page 7 of 9 for this topic: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 [7] 8 9
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