Famous Quotes

"The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt."

Konrad Adenauer on Politics

More quotes about Politics

• "Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future."

  John F. Kennedy on Politics

• "Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress but I repeat myself."

  Mark Twain on Politics

• "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

  Plato on Politics

• "If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand."

  Milton Friedman on Politics

• "It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."

  Joseph Stalin on Politics

More quotes by Konrad Adenauer

• "A thick skin is a gift from God."

• "In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity."

• "History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided."

• "In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity."