A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation. – James Freeman Clarke, Sermon

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. – Charles de Gaulle

Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule – and both commonly succeed, and are right. – H.L. Mencken, 1956

There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen. – Author Unknown