All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. – Albert Einstein
What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried? – Abraham Lincoln
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, New York Times, 1988 October 30th
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. – Plato
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. – Nikita Khrushchev
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. – William E. Gladstone, 1866
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. – Ernest Benn
Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. – John Quinton
A conservative is a man who believes that nothing should be done for the first time. – Alfred E. Wiggam
Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative. – John Kenneth Galbraith, New York Times, 1989 October 8th
The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. – Adlai Stevenson
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. – Doug Larson
I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. – Charles de Gaulle
The best thing about this group of candidates is that only one of them can win. – Will Rogers
Members of Congress should be compelled to wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers, so we could identify their corporate sponsors. – Caroline Baum
There are far too many men in politics and not enough elsewhere. – Hermione Gingold
Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party. – Winston Churchill
All people are born alike — except Republicans and Democrats. – Groucho Marx
History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. – Oscar Wilde
Since the majority is always wrong, might we try one election day where all the losers take office? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
