Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

Quote by George Jean Nathan

Topics: Citizenship Quotes, Politics Quotes, Voting Quotes

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens...

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens...

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in...

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in...

It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.

It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.

Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which...

Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which...

No man thinks clearly when his fists are clenched.

No man thinks clearly when his fists are clenched.

Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes...

Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes...

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

I have yet to find a man worth his salt in any direction who did...

I have yet to find a man worth his salt in any direction who did...

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

It is also said of me that I now and then contradict myself. Yes, I...

It is also said of me that I now and then contradict myself. Yes, I...

I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I...

I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I...

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what...

The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what...

A leader has to lead, or otherwise he has no business in politics.

A leader has to lead, or otherwise he has no business in politics.