How To Steal An Election

Politics have no relation to morals. - Niccolo Machiavelli

Don't vote; it only encourages them. - Unknown

Voters want a fraud they can believe in. - Will Durst

In politics an absurdity is not a handicap. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Man is not free unless government is limited. - Ronald Reagan

Every country has the government it deserves. - Joseph de Maistre

Politics is the art of controlling your environment. - Hunter S. Thompson

If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. - George Jean Nathan

I don't go around signin' no political documentaries. - Archie Bunker

We have the best government in the world... that money can buy. - Mark Twain

War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules. - Ross Perot

There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress. - Mark Twain

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. - Charles de Gaulle

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

A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. - Tex Guinan

To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government. - Mark Twain

The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. - Will Rogers

Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me. - Harry S Truman

In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. - Robert Frost

People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician. - Eleanor Clift

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson

Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. - Unknown

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer. - Will Rogers

When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power. - Maggie Gallagher

The irony of the matter is that the future generations do not have a vote. In effect, we hold their proxy. - Charles J Hitch

One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government. - Donald Trump

Politics: Poli, a Latin word meaning "many"; and tics, meaning "bloodsucking creatures." - Robin Williams

I won't eat anything that has intelligent life, but I would gladly eat a network executive or a politician. - Marty Feldman

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. - Plato

The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets. - Lysander Spooner

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. - Thurgood Marshall

Politics is the only business where doing nothing other than making the other guy look bad is an acceptable outcome. - Mark Warner

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. - Charles de Gaulle

What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those? - Gilbert Highet

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. - Ronald Reagan

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. - George Eliot

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my country. I make up for lost time when I am at home. - Winston Churchill

The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it. - Edward I Kock