Politics Quotes

"Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied"

"If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made"

"The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia"

"Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made"

"To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making"

"Politics is the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you have found a rock"

"The secret of politics is to make use of the moment"

"A politician who steps on the toes of the king will be kicked from the kingdom"

"One-third of the members of Congress are crooks. The rest are not smart enough to be"

"The function of Parliament is to legislate wisely and to watch over the administration of the laws."

"The great question of the time is not one of reform, but of conservation."

"One must always seek to ally with the strongest party."

"In matters of state, sentiment must yield to necessity."

"Revolution is the fever of the body politic."

"The art of politics is the art of postponement."

"The foundation of all authority is public opinion."

"The world has never been ruled by abstract principles alone."

"In the game of nations, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests."

"The whole of the Balkans is not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian grenadier."

"In politics, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests."

"The weak always band together against the strong."

"Let them eat cake"

"Politics is the art of compromise."

"You cannot govern men with laws alone; you must also govern them with manners."

"A statesman who extends his power by conquest must lose it by revolt."

"I have always found that anxiety and impatience are the diseases of democracies."

"Politics is not a science but an art."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in democracy, but not be a slave to it."

"Great foreign policy always lies in the proper measure of pride and pragmatism."

"The best diplomacy is conducted in complete secrecy."