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May 14, 2022
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“Politeness never defeated an existential threat”

"Politeness never defeated an existential threat" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Foto: wrathofgnon: 'Politeness never defeated an existential…

March 7, 2012
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“Political campaign: a matter of mud, threat, and smears”

"Political campaign: a matter of mud, threats, and smears" appeared in a humor handbook in 1958 and was used to describe John F. Kennedy's campaign in 1960. "Mud, threat(s) and…

October 16, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Political correctness is a weapon designed to silence people whose arguments you cannot refute”

"Political correctness" can have a chilling (silencing) effect on free speech. "Political correctness is a weapon designed to silence people whose arguments you cannot refute"…

October 15, 2024
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“Political correctness is a weapon used to silence people who tell the truth”

"Political correctness" can have a chilling (silencing) effect on free speech. "Political correctness is a weapon designed to silence people whose arguments you cannot refute"…

June 16, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners”

"Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners" is a conservative meme. The book Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of…

May 1, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Political correctness is tyranny with a happy face”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Political correctnessPolitical correctness (adjectivally: politically correct), commonly abbreviated to PC,is a term which, in modern usage, is used to describe…

November 29, 2010
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“Politician—One who shakes your hand before election and your confidence after”

"A practical politician is a man who shakes your hand before election and your acquaintance afterward" is a quotation that was widely reprinted in newspapers in September -October 1927,…

November 29, 2010
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“Politician—One who stands for what he thinks the voters will fall for”

"Politician -- One who stands for what he thinks the voters will fall for" is one of the definitions in A Connotary; Definitions not found in dictionaries, collected from the sayings of…

April 14, 2018
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“Politician’s Polka—one step forward, two steps back, and sidestep the issue”

Politicians frequently "dance" around the issues. On newspaper in 1914 described the "Wilson Mexican policy dance" -- "One step forward, three backward, hesitate and…

March 28, 2024
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“Politicians—They can’t balance the budget, but they all become millionaires”

"Politicians -- They can't balance the budget, but they all become millionaires" (or "They can't balance the budget, but they're all millionaires") is a saying…

December 12, 2009
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“Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason”

"Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason" is a saying that has appeared on many images, but is of unknown origin. " "Eileen's…

October 17, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Politicians and nappies should be changed often, and for the same reason”

"Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason" is a saying that has appeared on many images, but is of unknown origin. " "Eileen's…

September 19, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Politicians and roosters crow about what they intend to do. Roosters deliver”

"Roosters crow, but hens deliver (eggs)" is an old saying. "Politicians and roosters crow about what they intend to do. The difference is, roosters deliver what they promise" --…

November 14, 2012
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“Politicians are interested in people; fleas are interested in dogs”

P. J. O'Rourke is an author known for political satire. He wrote in Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S Government (1991): "Politicians are interested…

April 29, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth”

The book The Unknown Patton (1982) by Charles M. Province contains the following quote by United States Army General George S. Patton (1885-1945): "Politicians are the lowest form of life on…

April 20, 2024
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“Politicians aren’t disarming citizens to keep citizens safe. They’re disarming citizens to keep themselves safe when they enact tyranny”

"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…

January 1, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Politicians forget they’ve been appointed and think they’ve been anointed”

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,…

December 19, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Politicians haven’t been tarred and feathered in a while and it shows”

"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…

February 7, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Politicians like to cut ribbons, but they don’t like to sweep brooms”

"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…

February 2, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Politicians prefer unarmed peasants”

"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…

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