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A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. - James Freeman Clarke

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. James Freeman Clarke

Election, Generation, Next, Thinks

We've seen over time that countries that have the best economic growth are those that have good governance, and good governance comes from freedom of communication. It comes from ending corruption. It comes from a populace that can go online and say, 'This politician is corrupt, this administrator, or this public official is corrupt.' Ramez Naam

Best, Communication, Growth, Time, Good

The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest. - Rodney Dangerfield

The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest. Rodney Dangerfield

Funny, Luck, Way, Running, Honest, Would

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation. Adlai E. Stevenson

Tree, Hypocrite, Speech, Down, Kind, Who

One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are. Cal Thomas

Truth, Power, Politics, Hate, Truth Is

It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Work, Dreams, Children, Time, Moon, Help

I think having a vision can make someone an influential man. I'm not talking about acting or anything like that, I'm talking about people I admire, whether it's a writer or a musician or a sports figure or a politician, whatever. Benicio Del Toro

Sports, Man, Vision, Think, People

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wise, Lead, Divide, Unite, Rule, Cries

A Supreme Court justice needs to understand that he is not a politician. He needs to understand that the judiciary is a passive branch of government. His decisions should not proactively seek to set policy. Thomas Rex Lee

Justice, Decisions, Government, Policy

Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions. Antonio Villaraigosa

Law, Police, Me, Actions, Police Officer

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live. - Socrates

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live. Socrates

Man, Live, Honest, Too, Really

Hillary Clinton is a corrupt career politician who has recklessly handled classified information in an attempt to avoid accountability and put American lives at risk, including those of my former colleagues. She fails the basic tests of judgment and ethics any candidate for president must meet. Evan McMullin

Ethics, Colleagues, Accountability, She

The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish has been updated by a reader: Give a man a fish and he will ask for tartar sauce and French fries! Moreover, some politician who wants his vote will declare all these things to be among his 'basic rights.' Thomas Sowell

Man, Vote, Fish, Giving, Rights, Him

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert. Khalil Gibran

Desert, You, First, Country, Your, Oasis

Everything is political. I will never be a politician or even think political. Me just deal with life and nature. That is the greatest thing to me. Bob Marley

Life, Nature, Think, Me, Political, Will

A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man. - e. e. cummings

A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man. e. e. cummings

Man, Everyone, Sat, Except, Which, Arse

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government. B. R. Ambedkar

Man, Society, Government, Political

I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent until they balance the budget. I call that conservative common sense. Herman Cain

Balance, Problem, Professional, Believe

Advocacy groups and voters are not wrong to push candidates to declare their position clearly on policy issues. That is good citizenship. Hard questions should be asked of every candidate, every politician. And those public servants should be prepared to answer, but in their own words. Mark McKinnon

Good, Words, Questions, Citizenship, Own

An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought. Simon Cameron

Will, Honest, Stay, Who, He, Bought

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice. Theodore Roosevelt

People, Thinking, Voice, Successful, Who

Indians mock their corrupt politicians relentlessly, but they regard their honest politicians with silent suspicion. The first thing they do when they hear of a supposedly 'clean' politician is to grin. It is a cliche that honest politicians in India tend to have dishonest sons, who collect money from people seeking an audience with Dad. Aravind Adiga

Money, People, Silent, Politicians

The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing. Ben Okri

Doing, Attention, Away, Common, Magician

If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. H. L. Mencken

Dinner, Found, Promise, He, Constituents

A politician will do anything to keep his job, even become a patriot. William Randolph Hearst

Job, Will, Patriot, Become, Keep, Even

Nobody cares what any politician in Washington says. Ted Cruz

Nobody, Nobody Cares, Washington, Cares

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