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Quote by John P. Wheeler III

“I would like to offer a candidate to be added to the venerable list of English collective nouns: a scum of politicians.”

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John P. Wheeler III

John P. Wheeler III was an influential figure in the field of [Occupation/Category]. Born on December 14, 1944, and passed away on December 31, 2010, his life and achievements continue to be widely discussed. more

“Ultimately, however, as the Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter pointed out, a powerful bureaucratic class is in the same relation to commerce as was the scorpion in Aesop to the dog on whose back he crossed the river. They will destroy commerce and establish socialism, even if it kills them, because that is their nature.”

Ifs Political Powerful Class Dog Rivers Relation Socialism Commerce Economist Scorpions

Author:John Derbyshire

“There is no limit to the hunger politicians have for the money you've worked so hard for. ... You can tell them to take a hike, but then the guns come out.”

Hard Political Politician Limits Gun Hunger

Author:Neal Boortz

“Congress is a Mafia running a protection racket.. .”

Running Political Congress Protection Mafia Racket

Author:John P. Wheeler III

“You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.”

Political Poetry Politics Campaigns Prose Election Day

Author:Mario Cuomo

“Our current tax code is one that was designed by and for the benefit of politicians and lobbyists. It punishes achievement and rewards laziness. It punishes the voting blocks unimportant to politicians, and rewards voting blocks who keep them in office.”

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Author:Neal Boortz

“Politicians don't like empowered individuals.”

Political Individual Politician Empowered

Author:Neal Boortz

“Confronted with economic problems, politicians always blame the private sector first ... [even] blaming the problem on the solution.”

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Author:Richard L. Gordon

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