Law and Politics

A conservative is a man who believes that nothing should be done for the first time.

Alfred E. Wiggam, in Law and Politics

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

Oscar Wilde, in Law and Politics

No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves.

John Peter Zenger, in Law and Politics

"Political economy" is a phrase consisting of two incompatible words.

Unknown, (from Politicians and Other Scoundrels by Ferdinand Lundberg), in Law and Politics

A diplomat is a man who can convince his wife she'd look stout in a fur coat.

Unknown, in Law and Politics and Men and Women

A liberal is someone too poor to be a capitalist, and too rich to be a communist.

Unknown, in Law and Politics

A person who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal.

Unknown, in Law and Politics

A political campaign starts when a politician stops working and goes about making speeches about all the work he intends to do.

Unknown, (from Politicians and Other Scoundrels by Ferdinand Lundberg), in Law and Politics

A political machine is a united minority working against a divided majority.

Unknown, (from Politicians and Other Scoundrels by Ferdinand Lundberg), in Law and Politics

A reactionary is a man whose political opinions always manage to keep up with yesterday.

Unknown, in Law and Politics

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.

Unknown, in Law and Politics

All extremists should be taken out and shot.

Unknown, in Law and Politics

Anarchy may not be a better form of government, but it's better than no government at all.

Unknown, in Law and Politics

Capitalism is the unequal distribution of wealth -- communism is the equal distribution of poverty.

Unknown, in Law and Politics

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think.

Unknown, in Law and Politics

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

William Cowper, in Law and Politics and Wealth and Poverty

It is odd, is it not, that a person's worth to society is measured by their wealth, when instead their wealth should be measured by their worth to society.

A. Cygni, in Law and Politics and Wealth and Poverty

For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.

Bob Wells, in Law and Politics

An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.

Simon Cameron, in Altruism and Cynicism and Law and Politics

Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.

Albert Camus, in Law and Politics and Success and Failure