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“Many a politician wishes there was a law to burn old records.”

Law Political Politics Wish Records Politician Old Records

Author:Will Rogers

“The unexpressed aim of every politician is to influence events that history books will record his name - and spell it right.”

Book Names Records Influence Events Politician Aim Spells History Books

Book:Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage

Source: Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage

“There's people out there with nuclear bombs and yet we've got all these politicians trying to make a political platform based on a record. Isn't it ridiculous?”

People Trying Political Records Politician Nuclear Ridiculous Bombs Platforms Nuclear Bomb

Author:Ice T

“With irrigation channels and rivers running dry and municipal water storage dams reaching record lows, California's politicians are getting desperate for solutions to a drought that seemingly has no end.”

Ends Running Water Records Politician Solutions Lows Rivers California Dry Desperate Reaching Drought Storage Dams Irrigation

Author:Marc Levine

“I think democracies are prone to inflation because politicians will naturally spend [excessively] - they have the power to print money and will use money to get votes. If you look at inflation under the Roman Empire, with absolute rulers, they had much greater inflation, so we don't set the record. It happens over the long-term under any form of government.”

Ifs Thinking Looks Long Use Government Happens Form Term Democracy Records Greater Politician Vote Absolutes Long Term Empires Print Rulers Inflation Forms Of Government Roman Empire

Author:Charlie Munger

“I was repelled by the sleazy reality of the totalitarian countries: politicians were shameless. There were corruption, pollution, shoddy goods, long lines, and suicide everywhere, but the leaders kept boasting about their great achievements and bright tomorrows. I saw all this and tried to show it in my pictures as simply and straightforwardly as I could. All I wanted to do was record how all these poor people adapted to lies and suffering, how they got used to it, how, in fact they were bound to miss it when it was over.”

“Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes are people who place themselves at risk for the benefit of others.”

People Film Actors Sports Records Risk Hero Politician Promise Benefits Hollywood Athlete Daring

Author:Oliver North