The two pillars of 'political correctness' are:a) willful ignoranceb) a steadfast refusal to face the truth

The two pillars of 'political correctness' are:a) willful ignoranceb) a steadfast refusal to face the truth

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are properly their business.

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are properly their business.

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or read more

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

Politics, n: Poly "many" + tics "blood-sucking parasites"

Politics, n: Poly "many" + tics "blood-sucking parasites"

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

Politics are usually the executive expression of human
immaturity.

Politics are usually the executive expression of human
immaturity.

Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close read more

Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie read more

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.