Thought for the Week
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” ~Groucho Marx
“The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the party out of power are insane.” ~Megan McCardle
“He knows nothing, and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.” ~George Bernard Shaw
“Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant.” ~Henri Queuille
“Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it’s just the opposite.” ~John Kenneth Galbraith
“The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, the more you’ve got to admit that each party is worse than the other.” ~Will Rogers
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.” ~James Bovard
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” ~Abraham Lincoln
Love Will Rogers
Old Abe’s comment is frighteningly relevant today.
Excellent wisdom and quotes, Mitch! I appreciate and admire your definition of realism!
Great Post Of this Wonderful and Encouraging Quotes.
Thank you for sharing.
“Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it’s just the opposite.”
Galbreath nailed it
Yep.
So much truth, here.
To whichever one of you has been praying to live in “interesting times,” please stop. I’ve had enough interesting in the last week to last me for the next 20 years!
Amen, Russell!
Sobering and true.
Abraham Lincoln, as great a man as he was, would never make it in today’s political arena. 🙂
Wow–lots of truth here. Thanks for collecting such pithy quotes, Mitch. I do wonder, why is it that the cream rarely rises to the top in politics?
Good question, Nancy.
I rarely talk politics, why start and argument? But I love all the quotes about politics, wise and humorous.
Groucho nailed it.
Great quotes.
Hey Mitch, Brother Man – check out our July 22 2024 posts – we both have trains headed in the same direction! Cosmic connection received. Oh, and Abe speaks Tribal Truth.
All excellent illustrations of why I hate politics! And I agree with Abe Lincoln….
Groucho Marx sounds like he’s being a serious political commentator and a comedic genius all at once. That is the truest definition of politics I ever heard.
(Read that last word as “hoid.”)
I heard it that way in my head. ;>)
The best comedians are philosophers who mastered brevity.
The Lincoln quote is absolute truth.
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