“The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First, they're extremely rich and they have lots of money and they have had for a long time, so they can give money to politicians, which gets their attention.” GivingFirstsLongReasonAttentionRichInfluenceCouplePoliticianLong TimeLots Of MoneyBroadcasters Author:Robert Waterman McChesney
“The reason political party platforms are so long is that when you straddle anything it takes a long time to explain it.” LongReasonPoliticalTimePoliticsPartyPoliticianLong TimePlatformsPolitical Parties Author:Will Rogers
“Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.” YearsLongHas BeensSeemsPoliticalPoliticsLeftDemocracyPoliticianConcernedGreedCorruptionVotingNerdElection DayArmourPoliticians And PoliticsFunny PoliticianI Hate PoliticsBad Politics Author:Richard Armour
“Although I held public office for a total of sixteen years, I also thought of myself as a citizen-politician, not a career one. Every now and then when I was in government, I would remind my associates that "When we start thinking of government as 'us' instead of 'them,' we've been here too long." By that I mean that elected officeholders need to retain a certain skepticism about the perfectibility of government.” ThinkingNeedsYearsMeanLongGovernmentCertainCareersCitizensPoliticianOfficeNow And ThenSkepticismAssociatesSixteenPublic Office Author:Ronald Reagan
“This was Barrington Erle, a politician of long standing, who was still looked upon by many as a young man, because he had always been known as a young man, and because he had never done anything to compromise his position in that respect. He had not married, or settled himself down in a house of his own, or become subject to the gout, or given up being careful about the fitting of his clothes.” MenLongStillsDoneYoungHouseGivenKnownSubjectsPositionPoliticianMarriedClothesStandingCarefulCompromiseYoung ManGiven UpFittingGout Book:The Prime Minister: Trollope's Works Source: The Prime Minister: Trollope's Works