1. "It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs." -- Albert Einstein
2. "Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles." -- Ambrose Bierce
3. "Man is by nature a political animal." -- Aristotle
4. "I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians." -- Charles De Gaulle
5. "The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed." -- Claude D. Pepper
6. "Politics is made up largely of irrelevancies." -- Dalton Camp
7. "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy." -- Ernest Benn
8. "Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Eugene McCarthy
9. "We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate." -- Frank McKinney Hubbard
10. "When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody who is going to vote for them." -- Franklin P. Adams
2. "Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles." -- Ambrose Bierce
3. "Man is by nature a political animal." -- Aristotle
4. "I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians." -- Charles De Gaulle
5. "The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed." -- Claude D. Pepper
6. "Politics is made up largely of irrelevancies." -- Dalton Camp
7. "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy." -- Ernest Benn
8. "Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Eugene McCarthy
9. "We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate." -- Frank McKinney Hubbard
10. "When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody who is going to vote for them." -- Franklin P. Adams