"A politician will find an excuse to get out of…

“A politician will find an excuse to get out of anything, except office” is a popular remark about politics. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1926.

14 July 1926, San Diego (CA) Union, pg. 25, col. 3:
The politician will find an excuse to get out of anything, except office.—Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.

5 July 1935, The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT), “The Senator from Sandpit,” pg. 4, col. 7:
NOTES ON THE CUFF DEPARTMENT.
A politician will find an excuse to get out of anything except office.

19 June 1960, Chicago (IL) Daily Tribune, “Radio TV Gag Bag” culled by Larry Wolters, pg. 52, col. 1:
A FEW QUOTES from Jim COnway bearing on election year:
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“A politician will find an excuse to get out of anything except office.”

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A politician will find an excuse to get out of anything, except out of office.

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