Politics Quotes

"I'm not saying all Republicans are racist, but if you are a racist you’re probably a Republican" "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it" "You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think" "The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics" "One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results." "A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both." "Maybe we shouldn't be too dependent on politicians trying to make us believe that we are safe only because of their actions" "If stupidity got us in this mess, how come it can't get us out?" "There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you." "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion" "You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done" "The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted" "It is not power that corrupts but fear" "To view the opposition as dangerous is to misunderstand the basic concepts of democracy" "To rule is easy, to govern difficult" "Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful " "You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption." "Now government is necessary for our mutual survival deception and lies our devastating hope" "Propaganda is lousy to live with and difficult to overcome" "In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem."