Politics(235)

"So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy."
Roger Baldwin

"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country."
Marion Barry

"Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing."
Bernard Baruch

"The accursed power which stands on Privilege (And goes with Women, and Champagne, and Bridge) Broke - and Democracy resumed her reign: (Which goes with Bridge, and Women and Champagne)."
Hilaire Belloc

"Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an encyclopedia of cliches the first prize."
Saul Bellow

"A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future."
Leonard Bernstein

"Pakistan was once called the most allied ally of the United States. We are now the most nonallied."
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

"Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others."
Ambrose Bierce

"Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage."
Ambrose Bierce

"He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander."
Napoleon Bonaparte