You've got to be (an) optimist to be a Democrat, and you've got to be a humorist to stay one

You've got to be (an) optimist to be a Democrat, and you've got to be a humorist to stay one

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

England has never enjoyed a genuine social revolution. Maybe that's what's wrong with that dear, tepid, vapid, insipid, stuffy, little read more

England has never enjoyed a genuine social revolution. Maybe that's what's wrong with that dear, tepid, vapid, insipid, stuffy, little country.

All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.

All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.

There are no true friends in politics.

There are no true friends in politics.

The White Plume of Navarre.

The White Plume of Navarre.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions.

Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.