#politics

But the helmet had gold decoration, and the bespoke armorers had made a new gleaming breastplate with useless gold ornamentation on it. Sam Vimes felt like a class traitor every time he wore it. He hated being thought of as one of those people that wore stupid ornamental armor. It was gilt by association. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humor #politics #funny

A year is an eternity in politics - though less than a moment in history. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#history #less #moment #politics #than

Politics as battle has given way to politics as spectacle. ↗

— Ronald Steel

#given #politics #spectacle #way

I want to stay away from politics, or else I'll probably end up putting my size fifteen foot into my mouth. ↗

— Peter Steele

#else #end #fifteen #foot #i

I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#am #any #campaign #enough #experienced

An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#out #politics #someone #take #wants

We mean by "politics" the people's business - the most important business there is. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#important #important business #mean #most #people

Politics with me isn't theater. It's performance art. Sometimes, for its own sake. ↗

— Roger Stone

#me #own #performance #performance art #politics

Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics. ↗

— Lynn Swann

#country #discover #education #great #had

Even if we don't know it or aren't aware of it, politics and philosophy are really what make our up lives. ↗

— Roland Joffe

#even #know #lives #make #our