Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to read more

Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.

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.

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of read more

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.

One of the greatest Romans, when asked where were his politics,
replied, "Imperium et libertas." That would not make read more

One of the greatest Romans, when asked where were his politics,
replied, "Imperium et libertas." That would not make a bad
programme for a British Ministry.

Politics is the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of read more

Politics is the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.

Party honesty is party expediency.

Party honesty is party expediency.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Crime does not pay ... as well as politics.

Crime does not pay ... as well as politics.