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Comedic play1 quote
You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding and a vulgar manner. — Aristophanes · 424 BCEpic1 quote
There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians. — Lawrence · 1962Epic (film)1 quote
There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians. — Lawrence · 1962Greek theater1 quote
You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding and a vulgar manner. — Aristophanes · 424 BCHistorical drama1 quote
There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians. — Lawrence · 1962Historical drama (film)1 quote
There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians. — Lawrence · 1962Political literature1 quote
When one watches some tired hack on the platform mechanically repeating the familiar phrases—bestial atrocities, iron heel, bloodstained tyranny, free peoples of the world, stand shoulder to shoulder—one often has a curious feeling that one is not watching a live human being but some kind of dummy... The appropriate noises are coming out of his larynx, but his brain is not involved. — George Orwell · 1946Political speech1 quote
Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. — Edmund Burke · 1774Satire1 quote
Whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before would deserve better of mankind and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together. — Jonathan Swift · 1726Science fiction1 quote
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. — Douglas Adams · 1980Travel writing1 quote
Whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before would deserve better of mankind and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together. — Jonathan Swift · 1726