1.
Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.
Mark Twain
Leaders and nappies must be altered frequently, and for a similar motive.
2.
It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes.
Joseph Stalin
'It's not the citizens who cast their ballots that matter. It's the ones who tally the votes.'
3.
If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.
Plato
If you do not participate in the decisions of your government, then you are destined to exist under the governance of incompetents.
4.
A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
Alexander Hamilton
A people who are willing to accept humiliation rather than risk adversity is ripe for domination and merits a ruler.
5.
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.
Aristotle
Destitution is the progenitor of unrest and transgression.
6.
He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.
Benjamin Franklin
One who would exchange freedom for transient safety, merits neither liberty nor security.
7.
Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
It is simpler to condemn the wrongdoer; far harder to comprehend them.
8.
Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day be day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except the endless present in which the party is always right.
George Orwell
9.
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nothing in politics occurs randomly. All occurrences are the result of premeditated designs.
10.
Fascism is capitalism in decay.
Vladimir Lenin
Autocracy is capitalism in decline.
11.
Power will be maintained by the groovy guy or gal who gets the most media coverage for his sleaze. Naturally, his friends in various businesses will do okay, too.
Frank Zappa
Influence will be held by the fashionable individual who garners the most attention for their unethical behavior. Unsurprisingly, their acquaintances in many industries will benefit as well.
12.
Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.
Jerry Garcia
Someone must take action, and it's deeply disheartening that we are the ones required to do so.
13.
Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.
John Adams
Remain steadfast in your convictions regardless of the opposition.
15.
"Freedom" in capitalist countries exists only for those who possess money and who consequently hold power.
Nikita Khrushchev
"Liberty" in capitalist countries exists only for those with financial means and thus control.
16.
If socialists understood economics, they wouldn't be socialist.
Friedrich August von Hayek
If socialists were knowledgeable about economics, they would not be proponents of socialism.
17.
There is no word more "dangerous" than liberalism, because to oppose it is the new "unforgivable sin."
Fulton J. Sheen
There is no concept more "perilous" than liberalism, because to defy it is the new "impermissible transgression."
18.
I've told you before and I'll tell you again. The strong survive and the weak disappear. We do not intend to disappear.
Jimmy Hoffa
'I have repeatedly stated and will say again: The resilient persevere and the feeble vanish. We refuse to vanish.'
19.
What is the difference between a cactus and a conservative caucus? On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.
John Diefenbaker
'Contrasting a cactus to a conservative caucus, the spines of the former lie exposed outside while the latter's sharpness is concealed within.'
20.
When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
Ronald Reagan
When you can't make them understand, provoke their ire.
21.
Republican is fine, if your a millionaire. Democrats is fair, if all you own is what you wear. Neither of them's really right, cause neither of them care.
Frank Zappa
'The wealthy will thrive under the Republicans, while the destitute find solace in the Democrats. Neither is truly just, for both disregard.'
22.
The American Constitution was not written to protect criminals; it was written to protect the government from becoming criminals.
Lenny Bruce
The American Constitution was not drafted to safeguard transgressors; it was constructed to restrain the government from becoming lawless.
23.
Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all
Nikita Khrushchev
'Friends! We must put an end to the veneration of the individual decisively, finally and irrevocably!'
24.
The press must grow day in and day out - it is our Party's sharpest and most powerful weapon.
Joseph Stalin
The media must expand on a daily basis - it is the Party's most effective and potent armament.
25.
Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.
James Madison
Informed politicians will not perpetually be in charge.
26.
The more we do to you, the less you seem to believe we are doing it.
Josef Mengele
The more we attempt, the less trust seems to be awarded.
27.
The world is now too small for anything but brotherhood.
A. Powell Davies
The planet is now too small for anything but camaraderie.
28.
The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme, a bogy man will do.
Aneurin Bevan
The Tories, every election, must have a scapegoat. If they lack a plan, a scapegoat will suffice.
29.
The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.
Winston Churchill
30.
We have a theoretical concept of the Revolution which is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.
Fidel Castro
31.
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament.
Vladimir Lenin
32.
When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.
Victor Hugo
33.
Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
34.
Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of wisdom
Plato
35.
The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade is to love.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
38.
Hypocrites are those who apply to others the standards that they refuse to accept for themselves.
Noam Chomsky
40.
Democrats are the only reason to vote for Republicans
Will Rogers
41.
A government is an institution that holds a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence.
Max Weber
44.
To change masters is not to be free.
Jose Marti
45.
Communism has defeated itself everywhere except... in American colleges.
Paul Harvey
46.
Politics and hypocrites is turning us all into lunatics.
Marvin Gaye
47.
I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
Charles de Gaulle
48.
Fascism is definitely and absolutely opposed to the doctrines of liberalism, both in the political and economic sphere.
Benito Mussolini
49.
Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.
Gore Vidal
50.
Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.
Barack Obama