When Johnson was ill and unable to exert himself as much as usual without fatigue, Mr. Burke having been mentioned, he said: ‘That fellow calls forth all my powers. Were I to see Burke now, it would kill me.’
Politics Quotes
My friends, this election is about much more than who gets what. It is about who we are. It is about what we believe. It is about what we stand for as Americans. There is a religious war going on in our country for the soul of America. It is a cultural war, as critical […]
Nominate, v. To designate for the heaviest political assessment. To put forward a suitable person to incur the mudgobbling and deadcatting of the opposition.
In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.
I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors; never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth.
Politician, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles, he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice.
To live long in politics you must possess the hide of a rhinoceros, the memory of an elephant, the persistence of a beaver, the native friendliness of a mongrel pup. You need the heart of a lion, and the stomach of an ostrich. And it helps to have the humor and ubiquity of a crow. […]
You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.
Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
The most important political office is that of private citizen.
