#Politics

"When I'm out of politics I'm going to run a business, it'll be called rent-a-spine"

"Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather boa!"

"A leader should always be open to criticism, not silencing dissent. Any leader who does not tolerate criticism from the public is afraid of their dirty hands to be revealed under heavy light. And such a leader is dangerous, because they only feel secure in the darkness. Only a leader who is free from corruption welcomes scrutiny; for scrutiny allows a good leader to be an even greater leader."

"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

"4 in 5 Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing, which begs the question: Are 1 in 5 Americans retarded?"

"Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half."

"A nugget of wisdom is more valuable than a nugget of gold—and considerably harder to pan out of a river. I’ll be 33 in March, and all I’ve found so far is fool’s gold. Still, I was able to trade it for political favors."

"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left."

"Every country has the government it deserves."

"The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle.From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925."

"Political correctness? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that."

"A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side."

"All modern philosophizing is political, policed by governments, churches, academics, custom, fashion, and human cowardice, all off which limit it to a fake learnedness."

"Nine out of ten politicians are thieves. The tenth politician is a liar, and the one who conducted the survey."

"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have."

"Nation needs soldiers, politics needs civilians."

"The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!"

"There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."

"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing."

"If love had feathers and tasted like dog food, then I suggest you wear shoes with your banana pudding. (This statement also defines my political beliefs)."