It is hard to write about politicians, see them at such close range, and still think of any of them as heroes.

Quote by Robert Novakin

Topics: Politicians Quotes, Writing Quotes

The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to...

The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to...

Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical.

Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical.

Politicians say they're beefing up our economy. Most don't know beef from pork.

Politicians say they're beefing up our economy. Most don't know beef from pork.

Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never...

Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never...

What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works,...

What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works,...

A politician is an animal who can sit on a fence and yet keep both...

A politician is an animal who can sit on a fence and yet keep both...

Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that...

Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that...

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions...

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions...

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often...

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often...

I do not admire politicians; but when they are excellent in their way, one cannot...

I do not admire politicians; but when they are excellent in their way, one cannot...

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

A politician weakly and amiably in the right, is no match for a politician tenaciously...

A politician weakly and amiably in the right, is no match for a politician tenaciously...

Coffee which makes the politician wise, and see through all things with his half-shut eyes

Coffee which makes the politician wise, and see through all things with his half-shut eyes

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then...

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then...

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed

My pen is my razor, and I've been bleeding.

My pen is my razor, and I've been bleeding.

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...