As the year goes by, politics, politicians, and politicking non-politicians are more and more visible in the news and in our lives. Following are a few quips by a few wits from our own society — and abroad.
Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. — John Quinton, American actor/writer
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, "the Mark Twain of American Socialism."
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.— Nikita Khrushchev
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Government. But then I repeat myself. — Mark Twain
I don't make jokes. I just watch the Government and report the facts! — Will Rogers
I contend that for a nation to try and tax itself into prosperity, is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
— Winston Churchill
A Government which robs Peter to pay Paul, can always depend on the support of Paul! — Will Rogers
The problem we face today is because the people that work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living. — George Bernard Shaw
Contributed by Jane Hart