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“There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what you say in opposition; if you do, you only have to carry out what the other fellows have found impossible.”

Ifs World Found Politics Impossible Politician Fellows Opposition

Book:Delphi Complete Works of John Galsworthy (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of John Galsworthy (Illustrated)

“A politician is just like a pickpocket; it's almost impossible to get him to reform.”

Political Impossible Politician Reform

Author:Will Rogers

“Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?”

Government Fighting Cutting Impossible Politician Taxes Projects Vote Spending Tax Cuts

Book:The Conscience of a Conservative

Source: The Conscience of a Conservative

“I never wanted to be a career politician. I always am interested just to take on challenges that everyone says are impossible to do and to take it on.”

Wanted Challenges Careers Impossible Politician Career Politicians

Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger

“The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.”

People Want Facts Successful Impossible Politician Reflection Liars Shameless

Author:Thomas Sowell

“Primarily affecting low-information voters and members of the mainstream media, Obama Worship Syndrome attributes impossible capabilities to Obama's political opponents, finds excuses for every Obama failure in everyone around him and praises the president as the finest politician - nay, human being - of our time.”

“The problem is that in our country, they make it almost impossible for politicians to win anything. In England it's easier to win a libel suit.”

Country Problem Winning Impossible Politician Easier England Suits Our Country Libel

Author:Rand Paul

“Politicians get their power too late, and I think that he has inherited an impossible situation in which he is ill-equipped to deal.”

Thinking Deals Situation Impossible Politician Late Ill Too Late Impossible Situations

Author:Malcolm Muggeridge

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”

“In 2007 and 2008, it was impossible to get American and British policy makers, or Pakistani politicians, to acknowledge that the Taliban leadership was in Pakistan. This is the great virtue of the early statements of the Obama administration, when Obama himself, Richard Holbrooke and others, said that the threat to both countries comes principally from western Pakistan, in Balujistan and Waziristan. So there has been some progress, but probably the hardest part is yet to come.”

Has Beens Said Country Virtue Progress Impossible Policy Politician Threat Western British Statements Hardest Administration Acknowledge Makers Pakistan Taliban Policy Makers

Author:Chris Alexander

“Florence for me is not simply a city. Florence is a sentiment. And I think it's impossible to be a politician without sentiment.”

Thinking Impossible Politician Sentiments

Author:Matteo Renzi