25 result(s) for Corruption, Power, And Politics Quotes.
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies."
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
"When the political columnists say 'every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when they say 'a great many people' they mean two or three men around the bar."
"Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap."
"The goal of politics is to get power. And the purpose of power is to destroy those who don’t have it."
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"Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage."
"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive."
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."
"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote."
"The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst."
"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."
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
"Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what properly concerns them."
"The politician is the shadow of the businessman."
"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it."
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."
"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."
"The secret of success in politics is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made."
"The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is, unless business needs government assistance."
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"It is not power that corrupts, but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the powerful corrupts those who are subject to it."
"Every election is determined by the people who show up."
"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others."
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
