Famous Quotes
408 Quotations with Politics.
- 21. Ambrose Bierce: CONSUL, n. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure and office ...
- 22. Ambrose Bierce: DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in set ...
- 23. Ambrose Bierce: DULLARD, n. A member of the reigning dynasty in letters and life. The Dullards c ...
- 24. Ambrose Bierce: INFLUENCE, n. In politics, a visionary _quo_ given in exchange for a substantial ...
- 25. Ambrose Bierce: MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted to the vice ...
- 26. Ambrose Bierce: OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running a ...
- 27. Ambrose Bierce: PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escape ...
- 28. Ambrose Bierce: PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.
- 29. Ambrose Bierce: PUSH, n. One of the two things mainly conducive to success, especially in politi ...
- 30. Ambrose Bierce: RECOUNT, n. In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the pla ...
- 31. Ambrose Bierce: REPRESENTATIVE, n. In national politics, a member of the Lower House in this wor ...
- 32. Ambrose Bierce: REVOLUTION, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. Speci ...
- 33. Ambrose Bierce: SAFETY-CLUTCH, n. A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall o ...
- 34. Ambrose Bierce: TENACITY, n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of ...
- 35. Ambrose Bierce: TRUST, n. In American politics, a large corporation composed in greater part of ...
- 36. J. K. Galbraith: Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists of choosing between the dis ...
- 37. Ambrose Bierce: Politics: "The conduct of public affairs for private advantage."
- 38. Plato: Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by ...
- 39. John Berger: In the modern world, in which thousands of people are dying every hour as a cons ...
- 40. Eugene McCarthy: Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to ...