“Politicians nowadays treat Americans like medical orderlies treat Alzheimer's patients, telling them anything that will keep them subdued. It doesn't matter what untruths the people are fed because they will not long remember. But in politics, forgotten falsehoods almost guarantee new treachery.” PeopleLongMatterRememberPoliticianTreatsPatientForgottenMedicalGuaranteesFedsFalsehoodTreacheryAlzheimerUntruthAlzheimer's Author:James Bovard
“Let's treat politicians like Twinkies. They have to disclose their ingredients - i.e., where their money is from - but beyond that, let the buyer beware.” PoliticianTreatsIngredientsBuyers Author:Jonah Goldberg
“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.” IfsNeedsHas BeensDifferentBigsWishAnimalPoliticianTreatsDelusionTerrifiedBusinessmanTigersPublicityGlare Author:John Maynard Keynes
“If you are an [American] politician it's very hard to imagine. "Now we are going to treat these guys as our equals? That's ridiculous. What have they ever done to deserve that?"” IfsHardDoneGuyImaginePoliticianDeserveTreatsRidiculous Author:Hooman Majd