Wonderful! And politics is still the only business in town. As the Greek will show you… “polis” (poli-tics) Town/city. May not be pretty, but it is what we are … for better and for worse. And I’ll take Homo sapiens over felix or canis…
ho From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Mark Carmel via OSList Sent: Friday, December 6, 2019 8:05 PM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Cc: Mark Carmel Subject: [OSList] Quotes about Politics... The problem with political jokes is they get elected. ~Henry Cate, VII~ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ~Aesop~ If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these State of the Union speeches, there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. ~Will Rogers~ Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. ~Nikita Khrushchev~ When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow~ Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. ~Author unknown~ Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. ~John Quinton~ Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. ~Oscar Ameringer~ I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them. ~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952~ A politician is a fellow who will lay down YOUR life for his country. ~ Tex Guinan~ I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. ~Charles de Gaulle~ Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. ~Doug Larson~ There ought to be one day -- just one -- when there is open season on Congressmen. ~Will Rogers~ If you want a real friend that you can trust in Washington, get a dog. - Harry Truman - Peace to my fellow Peace Makers, MC
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