An honest politician is one who, when bought, stays bought. S. Cameron.
In politics stupidity is not a handicap. N. Bonaparte
When I was a boy I was told anyone could become president; I am beginning to believe it. C. Darrow
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. G. Marx
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a close resemblance to the first. R. Reagan
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. R. L. Stevenson
Politicians are the same all over, They promise to build a bridge even when there's no river. N. Khrushchev
The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. M. Friedman
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. M. Twain
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. G. B. Shaw
Don't get excited about a tax cut.  It's like a mugger giving you back carfare.  A. Glasow
Patrick Henry should come back and see what taxation with representation is like.  A. Flint
Politicians are not people who seek power in order to implement policies they think necessary.  They are people who seek policies in order to attain power.  E. Waugh
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it is so rare. D. Moynihan
Politician's words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject than what he thinks about his audience. G. Will
Politics is the art of making yourself popular with people by giving them grants out of their own money. Dublin Opinion
The punishment of wise men who refuse to become involved in the affairs of government is to live under the government of unwise men.  Plato
Politics is a strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.  A. Bierce
The ordinary politician has a very low estimate of human nature. In his daily life he comes into contact chiefly with persons who want to get something or to avoid something. Beyond this circle of seekers after privileges, he is aware of a large unorganized, indifferent mass of citizens who ask nothing in particular and rarely complain. The politician comes after a while to think that the art of politics is to satisfy the seekers after favors and to mollify the inchoate mass with noble sentiments and patriotic phrases. W. Lippmann
The people have spoken.  The bastards.  Morris Udall on losing an election.
The short memories of voters is what keeps our politicians in office. W. Rogers
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character give him power. A. Lincoln
Politics is the art of getting money from the rich and votes from the poor. Anon
It is very unfair to expect a politician to live in private up to the statements he makes in public. W.S. Maugham
Politics is show business for ugly people. J. Leno
I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. C. DeGaulle
Mothers all want their sons to grow up to become president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process. J. Kennedy
Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life: men of no principle but great talent, and men of no talent but of one principle --
that of obedience to their superiors. W. Phillips
There is no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.  W. Rogers
If God wanted us to vote he would have given us candidates. Anon.