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Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.

by Mark Twain (Author, American , born in 1970) keywords: except, force, principles, real , well-fed

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.

by Mark Twain (Author, American , born in 1970) keywords: congress, idiot, member, myself, repeat, suppose , were

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

by Stewart Udall (Politician, American , born in 1920) keywords: confused, fear, greatness , power

The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does.

by Bill Vaughan (Journalist, American , born in 1915) keywords: always, cookie, does, everybody, insists, last, plate, somebody, sort, take , won

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.

by Gore Vidal (Novelist, American , born in 1925) keywords: american, any, automatically, definition, disqualified, doing, ever, prepared, president, run , should

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

by Gore Vidal (Novelist, American , born in 1925) keywords: apparently, candidates, cost, democracy, elections, great, held, interchangeable, issues, numerous, place, where , without

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

by Gore Vidal (Novelist, American , born in 1925) keywords: american, half, hopes, never, newspaper, president, read, same , voted

After much prayerful consideration, I feel that I must say I have climbed my last political mountain.

by George C. Wallace (Politician, American , born in 1919) keywords: after, climbed, consideration, feel, last, mountain, much, must, political , say

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.

by Daniel Webster (Statesman, American , born in 1782) keywords: beings, civilized, earth, great, holds, interest, justice, man, nations, sir, together , which

Politicians often lie.

by Paul Weyrich (Critic, American , born in 1942) keywords: lie, often , politicians

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

by E. B. White (Comedian, American , born in 1899) keywords: democracy, half, more, recurrent, right, suspicion, than , time

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.

by Theodore White (Journalist, American , born in 1915) keywords: democracy, flood, into, money, politics, pollution , today

Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.

by George Will (Journalist , born in 1941) keywords: conservatives, define, oppose, terms , themselves

Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.

by George Will (Journalist , born in 1941) keywords: decide, issues, voters , will

I hate government. I'm apolitical. Write that down. I'm not a Republican.

by Bruce Willis (Actor, American , born in 1955) keywords: apolitical, down, government, hate, republican , write

Unfortunately, in collective bargaining one party or the other too often tries to gain an advantage - a bargain, like buying something in a store for less than it is worth.

by Charles E. Wilson (Businessman, American , born in 1886) keywords: bargain, gain , party

A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.

by Woodrow Wilson (President, American , born in 1856) keywords: conservative, just, man, mostly, sits , thinks

The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves.

by Deng Xiaoping (Leader, Chinese , born in 1904) keywords: during, election, else, leaves, office, political, president, says, something, states, system, takes, thing , united

There would always be a vote. There were always conflicts and arguments for years and years - that's why we're not together anymore. But there was always a vote. It was always two out of three.

by David Zucker (Director, American , born in 1947) keywords: arguments, conflicts , votes

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