Unknown to most Canadians, as Pope John Paul II was dying, he sent a message to
the present Canadian Prime Minister (Paul Martin), and the past Prime Minister
(Jean Chretien), to come to his home in the Vatican. There is no gambling like politics. - Benjamin Disraeli I am not a politician, but a soldier. - Idi Amin In politics an absurdity is not a handicap. - Napoleon Bonaparte Intelligence has nothing to do with politics. - Londo Molari A politician... one that would circumvent God. - William Shakespeare A government of law is a government of lawyers. - Saying There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter. - Gordon B. Hinckley Politics is the art of controlling your environment. - Hunter S. Thompson If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison There can be no wise politics without thought beforehand. - Annie Besant Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does. - Groucho Marx Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity. - Albert Einstein Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. - H L Mencken A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. - James Reston History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. - Ted Koppei In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. - Charles de Gaulle An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought. - Simon Cameron A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. - Tex Guinan Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed. - Mao Zedong Politics is the chloroform of the Irish people, or, rather the hashish. - Oliver St. John Gogarty I have great respect for the Pope. I like the Pope. I actually like him. - Donald Trump Politics is a profession where the paths of glory lead but to the gravy. - Billy Boy Franklin Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote. - William E. Simon University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small. - Henry Kissinger In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy. - Brian Mulroney The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. - Will Rogers American Politics: A form of socialism for the rich, including the politicians. - Gregory Nunn A filmmaker we almost lost to politics... my friend and colleague, Warren Beatty. - Jack Nicholson A good politician, under democracy, is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. - H L Mencken Either the government will be given to us or we shall seize it by marching on Rome. - Benito Mussolini Everyone wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes. - Werner Finck Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence. - John Foster Dulles Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'Rourke In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. - John F Kennedy There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. - Will Rogers Christ appeared alive on several occasions after the cataclysmic events of that first Easter. - Josh McDowell I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling. - Steve Irwin Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. - Nikita Khruschev So, if we lie to the government, it's a felony. But if they lie to us, it's politics. - Bill Murray A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them. - P.J. O'Rourke Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented. - Molly Ivins Get thee glass eyes; And, like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not. - William Shakespeare I must study politics and war that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. - John Adams 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 Reporter: "How many people work at the Vatican?" Pope John XXIII: "About half." - Pope John XXIII I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans. - Kin Hubbard Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Frederic Bastiat Politics: Poli, a Latin word meaning "many"; and tics, meaning "bloodsucking creatures." - Robin Williams If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. - H L Mencken Demagogue: A politician who can rock the boat and persuade everyone else that they're in a terrible storm - Daffynitions joe-ks.com One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. - Plato Taxpayer - someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. - Ronald Reagan It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. - Henrik Ibsen One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are. - Cal Thomas Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it. - Donella Meadows Physicians and politicians resemble one another in this respect, that some defend the constitution and others destroy it. - Unknown One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President. - Lyndon B. Johnson Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. - Groucho Marx When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot. - Sergey Galitsky It was revealed in a government survey published today that the Prime Minister is doing the work of two men, Laurel and Hardy. - Ronnie Corbett The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." - Ronald Reagan Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. - Joe Biden 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. - Oscar Ameringer When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. - John W. Gardner A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. - Carl Sandburg NEED now means wanting someone else's money. GREED means wanting to keep your own. COMPASSION is when a politician arranges the transfer. - Joseph Sobran If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics. - Marvin Olasky see also Easter & Government Sections After Easter Bunny Blonde’s Meaning of Easter Broken Egg Bunny Calendar Chocolate Easter Bunnies Chocolate Easter Eggs Chocolate Math Colour Car Did You Say Happy Easter? 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