#politicians

The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. ↗

— Eric Alterman

#american #american politics #been #buy #economic

Politicians trim and tack in their quest for power, but they do so in order to get the wind of votes in their sails. ↗

— Ian Gilmour

#order #politicians #power #quest #sails

The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians. ↗

— Tony Benn

#house #lords #outer #politicians #retired

Whether we or our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#decisions #justice #know #longer #memory

Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war. ↗

— John Bolton

#generals #last #like #politicians #tendency

Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians. ↗

— Chester Bowles

#government #important #left #politicians #too

We've got to trust the politicians with these decisions. ↗

— George Carey

#got #politicians #these #trust

I would say keep supporting space flight, keep telling the public and the politicians why it's important to advance science and explore the galaxy. I encourage the Japanese to keep doing what they're doing. ↗

— Leroy Chiao

#doing #encourage #explore #flight #galaxy

We should have high expectations of our children, but politicians should not tell teachers how to meet them. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

#expectations #high #high expectations #how #meet

Insider trading is a serious crime. Do you know what the penalty for doing it is? Nothing, if you’re a member of Congress.
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— Jarod Kintz

#corruption #crime #criminal #crooked #filthy