Politics Quotes

"Real politics are the possession and distribution of power." ~ Endymion by Benjamin Disraeli "There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour." ~ Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli "People seem to think that if a man is a Member of Parliament he may do what he pleases." ~ The Belton Estate by Anthony Trollope "What is any public question but a conglomeration of private interests?" ~ The Warden by Anthony Trollope Velvet and gilding do not make a throne, nor gold and jewels a sceptre. It is a throne because the most exalted one sits there,—and a sceptre because the most mighty one wields it. ~ The Warden by Anthony Trollope It has now become the doctrine of a large class of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man's interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement. ~ The Three Clerks by Anthony Trollope "Politics is a dirty business for a gentleman." ~ The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington "The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That's one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population -- the intelligent ones or the fools? I think we can agree it's the fools, no matter where you go in this world, it's the fools that form the overwhelming majority." ~ An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen "The world is wearied of statesmen; whom democracy has degraded into politicians." ~ Lothair by Benjamin Disraeli "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." ~ Henry IV, Part Two by William Shakespeare