The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves.

Quote by James Knox Polk

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The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable,...

The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable,...

Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that...

Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that...

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

I think the inherent right of the Government to lie to save itself when facing...

I think the inherent right of the Government to lie to save itself when facing...

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse - that is, to...

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse - that is, to...

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men...

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men...

It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals....

It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals....

America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for...

America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for...

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for...

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for...

That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by...

That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by...

It is easier for a republican form of government to be applauded than realized

It is easier for a republican form of government to be applauded than realized

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much...

Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much...

We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment,...

We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment,...

Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science, and our leaders have lied about...

Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science, and our leaders have lied about...

The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny;...

The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny;...

It is the supreme test of a system of government whether its machinery is adequate...

It is the supreme test of a system of government whether its machinery is adequate...

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of...

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of...

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.