Quote by Edmund Burke
When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction o

When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people. – Edmund Burke

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Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. – Edmund Burke

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But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever. – Edmund Burke

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The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man. – St. Gregory The Great

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You dont have to fool all the people all of the time; you just have to fool enough to get elected. – Gerald Barzan

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Get the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything. – Frank Dane

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Do not run a campaign that would embarrass your mother. – Robert C. Byrd

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