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

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

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

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.

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.

Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That read more

Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

The trouble with radicals is that they only read radical literature, and the trouble with conservatives is that they don't read more

The trouble with radicals is that they only read radical literature, and the trouble with conservatives is that they don't read anything

Here the two great interests Imperium et Libertas, res olim
insociabiles (saith Tacitus), began to incounter each other.

Here the two great interests Imperium et Libertas, res olim
insociabiles (saith Tacitus), began to incounter each other.

It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be read more

It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not organized.