Politician Quotes

If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. ~ Jay Leno ~

The problem with political jokes is that they get elected. ~ Henry Cate ~

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ~ Aesop ~

If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these political speeches, there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. ~ Will Rogers ~

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. ~ Nikita Khrushchev ~

When I was a boy, I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ~ Clarence Darrow ~

Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. ~ John Quinton ~

Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics, and your opponents will do it for you. ~ Unknown ~

Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. ~ Ronald Reagan ~


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. ~ Oscar Ameringer ~


I offer our opponents a bargain; if they will stop telling lies about us, we will stop telling the truth about them. ~ Adlai Stevenson ~


A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. ~ Tex Guinan ~


I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. ~ Charles de Gaulle ~

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. ~ Doug Larson ~ Tweet