"Politicians aren't disarming citizens to keep citizens safe. They're disarming citizens to keep themselves safe when they enact tyranny" (shown on an image) was posted on…
Claude Pepper (1900-1989) was Florida's United States senator from 1936-1951; he served in the House of Representatives from 1963-1989. In 1954 (when Pepper was out of office), his wife,…
"Politicians haven’t been tarred and feathered in a while and it shows" is an anti-government saying that has been printed on many images. The images usually show a drawing from the…
"Politicians like to cut ribbons, but they don't like to sweep brooms" means that politicians like the ribbon-cutting ceremonies on large capital projects, but they don't like…
"Politicians prefer unarmed peasants" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as bumper stickers, T-shirts and buttons. The saying became popular during the Lithuanian…
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) said since at least 1975: "Our job is not to make congress see the light, but to feel the heat." Reagan used the saying several times during his U.S. presidency…
Progressive columnist and radio host said in April 1995: "Here's my idea: Like NASCAR race drivers or PGA golfers, why not require each of the candidates to cover their clothing,…
Reader's Digest published this quotation in 1937: "He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts — for support rather than for illumination (Andrew Lang)." It has long been…
"Politicians who complain about the press/media are like sailors complaining about the sea" is a modern political proverb meaning that press criticism of politicians comes with the job…
The movie Chinatown (1974), written by Robert Towne and directed by Roman Polanski, contained the following memorable line, spoken by the actor-director John Huston: "'Course I'm…
"Politicians: Scrape shit from boots before entering" is a jocular sign that has been printed on many images. "Another sign says: 'Politicians: Please scrape shit from boots…
"Politics ain't beanbag" is the famous statement of Mr. Dooley, an Irish-American character of writer Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936). In an 1895 newspaper column, the full quote was:…
"Politics and crime, they're the same thing" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The line was said in Italian by the character Don Tommasino (played by Vittorio Duse)…
"Politics and crime, they're the same thing" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The line was said in Italian by the character Don Tommasino (played by Vittorio Duse)…
"Politics makes strange bedfellows" is an old saying. "Politics makes strange bedfellows and marriage estranged ones" was cited in print in 1903. "Marriage makes stranger…
"Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money even to get beat with nowadays," joked humorist Will Rogers (1879-1835) in a newspaper column on June 29, 1931. The joke has has…
"Politics is a contact sport" means that politics is rough business, like the sport of boxing. Japanese politics was called a "contact sport" in June 1960. "Politics is a…
"Politics is downstream from/of (the) culture" means that the culture comes first and then the laws, not the other way around. Laws against slavery, for example, must be preceded by…
A popular Texas phrase that's not originally from Texas is: "Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think…
"Politics is (like) show business" is a phrase that dates to at least 1954, when it appeared in the headline of political reporter Drew Pearson's syndicated column. When former actor…