“In the tired hand of a dying man, Theodore Senior had written: "The 'Machine politicians' have shown their colors... I feel sorry for the country however as it shows the power of partisan politicians who think of nothing higher than their own interests, and I feel for your future. We cannot stand so corrupt a government for any great length of time.” GovernmentPoliticsCorruptionPartisanshipPoliticansPolitical MachineTheodore Roosevelt Senior Book:The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt Source: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
“The official obeys whom he serves. Nominated independently of the people, elected because there is no choice between candidates so nominated, the official feels responsibility to his master alone, and his master is the political machine of his party. The people whom he serves in theory, he may safely disobey; having the support of his political organization, he is sure of his renomination and knows he will be carried through the election, because his opponent will offer nothing better to the long suffering voter” CorruptionLoyaltyPolitical PartiesPoliticiansPublic ServiceElectionsPolitical Machine Author:Robert Marion La Follette