Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. 1196 1
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. 1194 0
The word ‘politics’ is derived from the word ‘poly’, meaning ‘many’, and the word ‘tics’, meaning ‘blood sucking parasites’. 1247 1
I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them. 1287 3
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. 1225 2