“All the politics in the world are nothing else but a kind of analysis of the quantity of probability in casual events, and a good politician signifies no more but one who is dexterous at such calculations.” WorldKindPoliticsEventsPoliticianAnalysisQuantityProbabilityCasualCalculationsGood Politicians Author:John Arbuthnot
“It has been obvious all along, to anyone paying attention, that the politicians shouting loudest about deficits are actually using deficit hysteria as a cover story for their real agenda, which is top-down class warfare. To put it in Romneyesque terms, it's all about finding an excuse to slash programs that help people who like to watch Nascar events, even while lavishing tax cuts on people who like to own Nascar teams.” PeopleHas BeensRealHelpingStoriesTermAttentionClassWatchesCuttingTeamEventsPoliticianTaxesFindingsProgramObviousExcusePay AttentionAgendasWarfareDeficitShoutingHysteriaTax CutsClass WarfareTop DownNascar Author:Paul Krugman
“The unexpressed aim of every politician is to influence events that history books will record his name - and spell it right.” BookNamesRecordsInfluenceEventsPoliticianAimSpellsHistory Books Book:Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage Source: Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage
“My photographs tried to find the politicians at their most wary, most vulnerable, and perhaps most truthful moments. I wanted the photographs to reveal the person through stance and stare, when he or she was most reflective or off guard, in order to measure the person and event unfolding.” PersonsMomentsWantedOrderEventsPoliticianPhotographVulnerableStaringTruthfulUnfoldingStance Book:Jerome Liebling: The Minnesota Photographs, 1949-1969 Source: Jerome Liebling: The Minnesota Photographs, 1949-1969