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“Politics is the best show in America. I love animals and I love politicians, and I like to watch both of 'em at play, either back home in their native state, or after they've been captured and sent to a zoo, or to Washington.”

States Play Shows Home America Politics Animal Watches Politician Native Ems Captured Back Home Zoos Animal Love

Book:Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties

Source: Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties

“[The taxidermist is] a historian, dealing with an animal's past; the zookeeper is a politician, dealing with an animal's present; and everyone else is a citizen who must decide on that animal's future (...) The indifference of the many, combined with the active hatred of the few, has sealed the fate of animals.”

Past Animal Fate Citizens Politician Hatred Active Indifference Historian Zookeepers

Book:Beatrice & Virgil

Source: Beatrice & Virgil

“Science and vivisection make no appeal to a theological idea, much less a political one. You can argue with a theologian or a politician, but doctors are sacrosanct. They know; you do not. Science has its mystique much more powerful than any religion active today.”

Knows Ideas Today Science Political Animal Powerful Politician Doctors Active Arguing Appeals Animal Rights Theologian Theological Mystique Vivisection

Book:Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings

Source: Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings

“Businessmen have a different set of delusions from politicians; and need, therefore, different handling. They are, however, much milder than politicians, at the same time allured and terrified by the glare of publicity....You could do anything you like with them, if you would treat them (even the big ones) not as wolves and tigers, but as domestic animals by nature, even though they have been badly brought up and not trained as you would wish.”

Ifs Needs Has Beens Different Bigs Wish Animal Politician Treats Delusion Terrified Businessman Tigers Publicity Glare

Author:John Maynard Keynes