 | "Under every stone lurks a politician."
- Aristophanes
, Thesmophoriazusae, 410 B.C. |
| "You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner."
- Aristophanes
, Knights, 424 B.C. |
| "Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen."
- Bob Edwards
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| "I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians."
- Charles De Gaulle
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| "Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word."
- Charles De Gaulle
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| "Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians."
- Chester Bowles
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| "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."
- Douglas Adams
, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. |
| "Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything."
- Frank Dane
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| "Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation."
- Henry Kissinger
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| "The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces."
- Maureen Murphy
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