Politics – Quotes

First they gerrymander us

First they gerrymander us into one-party fiefs. Then they tell us they only care about the swing districts. Then they complain about voter apathy. Gail Collins

I don’t get controversial,

I don’t get controversial, I don’t get political and I don’t tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate. Gabriel Iglesias

Social history might be

Social history might be defined negatively as the history of a people with the politics left out G. M. Trevelyan

And so today, the undermining of the home and family is on the increase, with the devil anxiously working to displace the father as the head of the home and create rebellion among the children. [Isaiah] describes the condition when [he] states, As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. … Read more

During a political campaign

During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this or that question if he is elected except the candidate; he’s too busy wondering what he’ll do if he isn’t elected. Everett Dirksen

Dirksen’s Three Laws of

Dirksen’s Three Laws of Politics: 1. Get elected. 2. Get re-elected. 3. Don’t get mad, get even. Everett Dirksen

I do not agree

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it. Evelyn Beatrice Hall

There aren’t many idealists

There aren’t many idealists in politics. Evelyn Anthony

There is a liberal

There is a liberal bias. It’s demonstrable. You look at some statistics. About 85 percent of the reporters who cover the White House vote Democratic, they have for a long time. There is a, particularly at the networks, at the lower levels, among the editors and the so-called infrastructure, there is a liberal bias. Evan … Read more

The media, I think,

The media, I think, wants Kerry to win. And I think they’re going to portray Kerry and Edwards – I’m talking about the establishment media, not Fox – but they’re going to portray – they’re going to portray Kerry and Edwards as the young and dynamic and optimistic and all this. There’s going to be … Read more