“Politics is like air and water. And you know if there is bad politics. Everyone is polluted. Everyone is unhealthy. See the people walking on the street: how they act.” PeopleIfsKnowsPoliticsWaterAirStreetsWalkingUnhealthyAir And WaterBad Politics Author:Ai Weiwei
“I think it's a terrible system, but money in politics is like water running downhill -- it finds its way.” ThinkingWayRunningPoliticsWaterTerribleMoney In Politics Author:Jonathan Alter
“This was my prayer: an adequate portion of land with a garden and a spring of water and a small wood to complete the picture.” WisdomPoliticsWaterPrayerEconomyLandSpringGardenWoodsLiberalismPortionsAdequate Author:Horace
“Because of the oil-and-water relationship governments have cultivated between ethics and political economy, speaking in plain terms - spelling it out as it is - as become foreign to the public. So here goes: When government sports a surplus, this implies that the political pickpockets have stolen more funds than they can possibly dream of spending. The property is not theirs to keep! Conversely, when deficits are reported, this means that the kleptomaniacs have not been able to steal sufficient funds to cover their profligacy.” MeanDreamGovernmentAblePoliticalPoliticsSportsTermWaterEconomyEthicsPropertySpendingOilStealingSufficientFundStolenDeficitSpellingSurplusPolitical EconomyOil And Water Author:Ilana Mercer
“Blood is thicker than water, but politics are thicker than blood.” PoliticsWaterBloodBlood Is Thicker Than Water Author:Frank Herbert
“There are no true friends in politics. We are all sharks circling, and waiting, for traces of blood to appear in the water.” PoliticalPoliticsWaitingWaterBloodTrue FriendSharksNo True Friends Author:Alan Clark