Some legislators only wish to vengeance against a particular enemy. Others only look out for themselves. They devote very little time on the consideration of any public issue. They think that no harm will come from their neglect. They act as if it is always the business of somebody else to look after this or that. When this selfish notion is entertained by all, the commonwealth slowly begins to decay.
ThucydidesTags: rulers commonwealth governments
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
VoltaireTags: humor morality ethics murder nationalism war mankind law killing irony double-standards nations governments
You sanctimonious philistines, who scoff at me!
What has your politics fed on
since you've been ruling the world?
On butchery and murder!
Tags: hypocrisy rulers governments politicians poltics
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.
Frank HerbertTags: power suffer problem governments attract pathological-personalities recurring
Pops added,"you know, they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve."
"And if you do, you never get the results you expected," (Katherine) replied.
Tags: humor paradox democracy humour satire funny logic elections voting political results governments politicians sad-but-true election gadfly wise-sayings disappointments false-hope election-results general-election general-elections i-didn-t-vote i-hate-politics i-voted
Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to survive
Ronald ReaganTags: religion church government governments admitting-faults
When I feel the heat, I see the light.
Everett DirksenTags: light problems troubles heat governments optimisim dual-meaning
The state was made for man, not man for state.
Albert EinsteinTags: state government governments
One of the most unique aspects among many about the USA is that our transitions of 'power' have almost always been peaceful. This is very unique in all of history and in the world today".
R. Alan WoodsTags: elections government governments r-alan-woods
There are times when wisdom cannot be found in the chambers of parliament or the halls of academia but at the unpretentious setting of the kitchen table.
E.A. BucchianeriTags: wisdom truth family philosophy humility philosophical simplicity government academia governments dinner wise-words university philosophy-of-life kitchen academic table parliament universities simple-truths true-wisdom unpretentious dinner-table family-time kitchen-philosophy kitchen-table spending-time-with-family wise-people
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