Politics - collectible of quotes!


Today everyone is talking Politics. Everyone has sides to take. Their own points of view. Their own justifications. But here is what famous people in the past had to say about politics.....

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it correctly and applying the wrong remedies" - Groucho Marx.

"Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason" - Mark Twain.

"No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems - of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and two. Whatever is number three is far behind" - Dr. Thomas Sowell.

"Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times" - Winston Churchill.

"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way" - Franklin Roosevelt.

"Politics is the management of public affairs for the benefit of a private individual" - Ambrose Bierce.

"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers" - Nikita Khrushchev.

"When the king becomes stronger and controls the nation, petty theif, terrorist and traitors feel the heat and complain of intolerance in the society" - Chanakya.

"The nation is divided, half patriots and half traitors, and no man can tell which from which" - Mark Twain.

"Politics is an insatiable beast" - Nancy Pelosi.

"The political machine triumphs because it is united minority acting against a divided majority" - Will Durant.

"Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects" - Lester B Pearson.

"The purification of politics is an iridescent dream" - John Ingalls.

Even though they say ballot is stronger than the bullet, nowadays ballot results are secondary to the power show the political parties exhibit. Love them or hate them, but politics and politicians will always play a large role in shaping society.
The hatred rising in people's minds is a question of concern though.The anger, the discontent in people should come out in a proper manner, through proper channels. Ruining your country's property, tax payers money isnt a way to deal with it. For some, politicians are seen as disingenuous people seeking power, for others they represent solutions to community ills. Decide which side you are on, wisely!



                                                                                          JUI.




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