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.
When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the
room, the clergyman held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side
of the bed. The Pope grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled and stared
at the ceiling. For a time, no one said anything. Both Martin and Chretien were
touched and flattered that the old Pope would ask them to be with him during his
final moment.
They were also puzzled though because the Pope had never given any indication
that he particularly liked either one of them. Finally, Chretien asked, “Odder,
what for did you hask de two of huss to come ’ere?”
The old Pope mustered up some strength, then said weakly, “Jesus died between two
thieves, and that’s how I want to go as well.”
Good government is good politics. - Richard J. Daley
A week is a long time in politics. - Harold Wilson
Politics makes strange red-fellows. - Will Rogers
In politics nothing is contemptible. - Benjamin Disraeli
Under every stone lurks a politician. - Aristophanes
I never saw anything funnier than Texas politics. - Molly Ivins
I'm not a politician. I've only got one face. - Brendan Behan
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison
Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life. - S D Gordon
Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance. - Robert Frost
I'm Jewish, so I don't know much about Easter eggs. - Simon Kinberg
We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy. - Martin L. Gross
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. - H L Mencken
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
World War II was the last government program that really worked. - George Will
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. - Ted Koppei
The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world. - Reinhold Niebuhr
On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer. - Douglas Horton
I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent. - Edith Sitwell
The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I'd be honest. - Rodney Dangerfield
I have great respect for the Pope. I like the Pope. I actually like him. - Donald Trump
Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote. - William E. Simon
In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy. - Brian Mulroney
Government of the people, by the people, and for the pursuit of happiness. - Archie Bunker
Government can't give us anything without depriving us of something else. - Henry Hazlitt
If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be. - Evelyn Waugh
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. - Will Rogers
The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies. - Kate McGahan
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated. - Will Rogers
My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper. - Amy Sedaris
The story of Easter is the story of God's wonderful window of divine surprise. - Carl Knudsen
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. - Tom Robbins
The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election. - Earl Wilson
Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence. - John Foster Dulles
I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government. - Woody Allen
My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. - John F Kennedy
Easter is the only time when it's perfectly safe to put all of your eggs in one basket. - Evan Esar
Easter is a time when God turned the inevitability of death into the invincibility of life. - Craig D Loundsbrough
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. - Doug Larson
There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other is to read Pope. - Oscar Wilde
Christ appeared alive on several occasions after the cataclysmic events of that first Easter. - Josh McDowell
People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician. - Eleanor Clift
So, if we lie to the government, it's a felony.
But if they lie to us, it's politics. - Bill Murray
Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented. - Molly Ivins
Animals are like little children a bit. They're simple. They don't have politics driving them. - Annabelle Sabloff
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Frederic Bastiat
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. - H L Mencken
It is a win-win for the American people, an idea no conventional politician would have the guts to put forward. - Donald Trump
Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason. - Jose Maria de Eca de Queiroz
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. - Plato
At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. - Shirley Chisholm
Harold MacMillan is a very intelligent man, who, as so often happens in politics, achieved supreme power too late. - Malcolm Muggeridge
I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don't believe anything the government tells me. Nothing. Zero. - George Carlin
Politics is the only business where doing nothing other than making the other guy look bad is an acceptable outcome. - Mark Warner
Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry. - Joseph Heller
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. - Charles de Gaulle
The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is, unless business needs government aid. - Will Rogers
What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those? - Gilbert Highet
If the government was as afraid of disturbing the consumer as it is of disturbing business, this would be some democracy. - Kin Hubbard
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. - George MacDonald
We're at a point in history where everyone needs to pay attention to politics. Too much is at stake for us to be apathetic. - Kevin Costner
The workers' and peasants' government proposes to all warring peoples... negotiations leading to a just, democratic peace. - Lenin
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. - Voltaire
I am quite sure now that often in matters concerning religion and politics, a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkeys. - Mark Twain
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
It goes back to Christianity's affiliation with Judaism as Passover. Easter is as important to Christians as Passover is to the Jews. - Glenn Duffy
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
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
Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian. - Henry Ford
A week is a long time in politics. - Harold Wilson
Politics makes strange red-fellows. - Will Rogers
In politics nothing is contemptible. - Benjamin Disraeli
Under every stone lurks a politician. - Aristophanes
I never saw anything funnier than Texas politics. - Molly Ivins
I'm not a politician. I've only got one face. - Brendan Behan
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison
Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life. - S D Gordon
Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance. - Robert Frost
I'm Jewish, so I don't know much about Easter eggs. - Simon Kinberg
We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy. - Martin L. Gross
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. - H L Mencken
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
World War II was the last government program that really worked. - George Will
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. - Ted Koppei
The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world. - Reinhold Niebuhr
On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer. - Douglas Horton
I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent. - Edith Sitwell
The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I'd be honest. - Rodney Dangerfield
I have great respect for the Pope. I like the Pope. I actually like him. - Donald Trump
Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote. - William E. Simon
In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy. - Brian Mulroney
Government of the people, by the people, and for the pursuit of happiness. - Archie Bunker
Government can't give us anything without depriving us of something else. - Henry Hazlitt
If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be. - Evelyn Waugh
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. - Will Rogers
The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies. - Kate McGahan
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated. - Will Rogers
My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper. - Amy Sedaris
The story of Easter is the story of God's wonderful window of divine surprise. - Carl Knudsen
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. - Tom Robbins
The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election. - Earl Wilson
Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence. - John Foster Dulles
I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government. - Woody Allen
My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. - John F Kennedy
Easter is the only time when it's perfectly safe to put all of your eggs in one basket. - Evan Esar
Easter is a time when God turned the inevitability of death into the invincibility of life. - Craig D Loundsbrough
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. - Doug Larson
There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other is to read Pope. - Oscar Wilde
Christ appeared alive on several occasions after the cataclysmic events of that first Easter. - Josh McDowell
People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician. - Eleanor Clift
So, if we lie to the government, it's a felony.
But if they lie to us, it's politics. - Bill Murray
Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented. - Molly Ivins
Animals are like little children a bit. They're simple. They don't have politics driving them. - Annabelle Sabloff
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Frederic Bastiat
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. - H L Mencken
It is a win-win for the American people, an idea no conventional politician would have the guts to put forward. - Donald Trump
Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason. - Jose Maria de Eca de Queiroz
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. - Plato
At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. - Shirley Chisholm
Harold MacMillan is a very intelligent man, who, as so often happens in politics, achieved supreme power too late. - Malcolm Muggeridge
I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don't believe anything the government tells me. Nothing. Zero. - George Carlin
Politics is the only business where doing nothing other than making the other guy look bad is an acceptable outcome. - Mark Warner
Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry. - Joseph Heller
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. - Charles de Gaulle
The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is, unless business needs government aid. - Will Rogers
What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those? - Gilbert Highet
If the government was as afraid of disturbing the consumer as it is of disturbing business, this would be some democracy. - Kin Hubbard
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. - George MacDonald
We're at a point in history where everyone needs to pay attention to politics. Too much is at stake for us to be apathetic. - Kevin Costner
The workers' and peasants' government proposes to all warring peoples... negotiations leading to a just, democratic peace. - Lenin
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. - Voltaire
I am quite sure now that often in matters concerning religion and politics, a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkeys. - Mark Twain
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
It goes back to Christianity's affiliation with Judaism as Passover. Easter is as important to Christians as Passover is to the Jews. - Glenn Duffy
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
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
Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian. - Henry Ford
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