I Quotes
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“In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.”
“In politics a community of hatred is almost always the foundation of friendships.”
Source: Recollections
“In politics almost all of us are nerds, so that's just a given... but we're cool nerds.”
“In politics, an equal reaction to an action results in no action.
Shawn Archer, January 15, 2026”
“in politics as in life, what is known is not necessarily what is believed, what is shown is not necessarily what is seen, and what is said is not necessarily what is heard.”
Source: Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction, and Democracy
“In politics as in philosophy, my tenets are few and simple. The leading one of which, and indeed that which embraces most others, is to be honest and just ourselves and to exact it from others, meddling as little as possible in their affairs where our own are not involved. If this maxim was generally adopted, wars would cease and our swords would soon be converted into reap hooks and our harvests be more peaceful, abundant, and happy.”
“In politics as in religion, my tenets are few and simple. The leading one of which, and indeed that which embraces most others, is to be honest and just ourselves and to exact it from others, meddling as little as possible in their affairs where our own are not involved. If this maxim was generally adopted, wars would cease and our swords would soon be converted into reap hooks and our harvests be more peaceful, abundant, and happy.”
“In politics as on a sickbed men toss from side to side in hope of lying more comfortably.”
Source: Goethe's world view: presented in his reflections and maxims
“In politics continental Europe was infantile - horrifying. What America lacked, for all its political stability, was the capacity to enjoy intellectual pleasures as though they were sensual pleasures. This is what Europe offered, or was said to offer.”
Source: It All Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future
“In politics, everyone regards themselves as a moderate, because they know some other sumbitch who's twice as crazy as they are.”
Source: Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story
“In politics evils should be remedied not revenged.”
Source: Napoleonic ideas. Des idées napoléoniennes, tr. by J.A. Dorr
“In politics experiments means revolutions.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
“In politics I am growing indifferent - I would like it, if I could now return to my planting and books at home”
“In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.”
“In politics intentions count for nothing; actions are what matter.”
“In politics it commonly takes a superior woman to overcome the handicap of traditional prejudice.”
“In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.”
“In politics it is necessary to take nothing tragically and everything seriously.”
“In politics, it is never
about ‘what’, but always about ‘when’. The timing of when we should reveal an information is very crucial.”
Source: The Oath of Shakuni
“In politics no permanent friends, no permanent enemies but permanent interest.”
Source: Why Does an Orderly God Allow Disorder
“In politics not only are leaders lacking, but the independence of spirit and the sense of justice of the citizen have to a great extent declined. The democratic, parliamentarian regime, which is based on such independence, has in many places been shaken, dictatorships have sprung up and are tolerated, because men’s sense of the dignity and the rights of the individual is no longer strong enough. In two weeks the sheep-like masses can be worked up by the newspapers into such a state of excited fury that the men are prepared to put on uniform and kill and be killed, for the sake of the worthless aims of a few interested parties.”
Source: The World As I See It
“In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power.”
Source: Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut
“In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. The unwise destroy themselves in resistance. The skillful accept events, take strong hold of them and direct them.”
Source: Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut
“In politics nothing is so absurd as rancor.”
“In politics nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.”
“In politics one may remain aloof and become irrelevant or get involved and get corrupted.”
“In politics one should not expect big jumps. Everything takes time.”
“In politics, our friends, those are our worst friends. (En politique, nos amis, - Ce sont là nos pires amis.)”
“In politics people build whole reputations off of getting one thing right.”
“In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.”
“In politics people throw themselves, as on a sickbed, from one side to the other in the belief they will lie more comfortably.”
“In politics practically everything you hear is scandal, and besides, the funny thing is that the things they are whispering ain't half has bad as the things they have been saying right out loud.”
Source: Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)
“In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.”
Source: Recollections: the French Revolution of 1848
“In politics stupidity is not a handicap.”
“In politics the middle way is none at all.”
“In politics, the near future is likely to be closer to George Orwell’s 1984 than to Brave New World.”
Source: Moksha: Writings on Psychedelics and the Visionary Experience
“In politics, the pen is at its heaviest because it is weighed down by the collective responsibility it holds towards its people and their future in the eyes of the world.”
Source: The Opposite of Indifference: A Collection of Commentaries
“In politics, the players jockey for power; in academia, they play for vanity, a far more compelling instinct that could conjure far more vindictive punishment.”
Source: And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
“In politics there are no principles, just opportunities”
“In politics there are so many holes, so many contradictions, you don't know what's happening.”
“In politics there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those like John McCain who use their careers to promote change.”
“In politics there is no right answer - and no final answer.”
“In politics there is nothing simpler than simply talking, and nothing more complicated than simply acting.”
Source: Ukraine Diaries
“In politics there's never a magic wand.”
“In politics we face the choice between warmongering, nation-state loving, big-business agents on one hand; and risk-blind, top-down, epistemic arrogant big servants of large employers on the other. But we have a choice.”
Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
“In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one.”
“In politics what you see is not what you get”
Source: Pearls Of Eternity
“In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.”
“In politics you learn how to say A mean to say B, in wisdom you learn how to say A and keep saying that.”
“In politics you learn to always smile.”