--- title: "13 Politicians Aren Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Politicians Aren quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Politicians Aren sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/anonymous-1_lips_there-is-one-sure-way-of-telling-when-po_2771612.jpg" --- > [There is one sure way of telling when politicians aren't telling the truth - their lips move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-is-one-sure-way-of-telling-when-politicians-aren-t-telling-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/anonymous-1_lips_there-is-one-sure-way-of-telling-when-po_2771612.jpg) > [Politicians aren't any more wicked than other citizens but the situation in which they are placed warps their judgment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-gahagan-douglas/politicians-aren-t-any-more-wicked-than-other-citizens-but-the/) [Helen Gahagan Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-gahagan-douglas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/helen-gahagan-douglas-23620_citizens_politicians-aren-t-any-more-wicked-than_1283434.png) > [Most politicians aren't allowed to express themselves any more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-livingstone/most-politicians-aren-t-allowed-to-express-themselves-any-more/) [Ken Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-livingstone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d35/ken-livingstone-3381_allowed_most-politicians-aren-t-allowed-to-expre_3001116.png) > [Politicians aren't special. They lie the same way we all do, revealing their true nature under pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-meyer/politicians-aren-t-special-they-lie-the-same-way-we-all-do-revealing/) [Pamela Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-meyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/pamela-meyer-13447_lie_politicians-aren-t-special-they-lie-the_2591845.jpg) > [Politicians aren't leading us. Nurses are. Doctors are. Teachers are. Activists are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cori-bush/politicians-aren-t-leading-us-nurses-are-doctors-are-teachers-are/) [Cori Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cori-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/525/cori-bush-5312_doctors_politicians-aren-t-leading-us-nurses-are_1254990.jpg) > [Republican politicians aren't angry because this two-tiered system is targeting their favorite president - they are angry because this system is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasmine-crockett/republican-politicians-aren-t-angry-because-this-two-tiered-system-is/) [Jasmine Crockett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasmine-crockett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/jasmine-crockett-6450_angry_republican-politicians-aren-t-angry-beca_96223.jpg) > [What the public hates the most is when they think the politicians aren't listening to them. They understand that we can't solve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-schumer/what-the-public-hates-the-most-is-when-they-think-the-politicians/) [Chuck Schumer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-schumer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/chuck-schumer-16618_because_what-the-public-hates-the-most-is-when-t_2531881.jpg) > [There seems to be less obvious corruption in city government and New York politicians, they aren't Republican or Democrat, they're New Yorkers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malachy-mccourt/there-seems-to-be-less-obvious-corruption-in-city-government-and-new/) [Malachy McCourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malachy-mccourt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9d/malachy-mccourt-10845_cities_there-seems-to-be-less-obvious-corruptio_2888330.jpg) > [I think people are quite refreshed with politicians who aren't concerned with what Arctic Monkeys track they like, but with the day-to-day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/i-think-people-are-quite-refreshed-with-politicians-who-aren-t/) [Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f0/bill-bailey-2171_arctic_i-think-people-are-quite-refreshed-with_2412741.png) > [We can have all the walkouts we want, but if we don't walk to that ballot box and make our voices heard,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hogg/we-can-have-all-the-walkouts-we-want-but-if-we-don-t-walk-to-that/) [David Hogg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hogg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/david-hogg-14908_box_we-can-have-all-the-walkouts-we-want-but_1340849.jpg) > [I was raised with pretty thick skin. And I think people are hungry for politicians who aren't afraid to say what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-trudeau/i-was-raised-with-pretty-thick-skin-and-i-think-people-are-hungry-for/) [Justin Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-trudeau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/justin-trudeau-1727_hungry_i-was-raised-with-pretty-thick-skin-and_1147424.jpg) > [What links Donald Trump, Viktor Orban, Andrej Babis, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Marine Le Pen is one simple character trait: hypocrisy. These politicians…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-applebaum/what-links-donald-trump-viktor-orban-andrej-babis-jaroslaw-kaczynski/) [Anne Applebaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-applebaum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/899/anne-applebaum-2544_character_what-links-donald-trump-viktor-orban-and_1897763.png) > [“But our leaders can’t tell the truth. We won’t let them. We’ve created a society where the politicians aren’t allowed to criticize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-carolla/but-our-leaders-can-t-tell-the-truth-we-won-t-let-them-we-ve-created/) [Adam Carolla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-carolla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ee/adam-carolla-2058_leadership_but-our-leaders-can-t-tell-the-truth-we_200050.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politicians-aren/#itemlist", "name": "Politicians Aren Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is one sure way of telling when politicians aren't telling the truth - their lips move.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-is-one-sure-way-of-telling-when-politicians-aren-t-telling-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/anonymous-1_lips_there-is-one-sure-way-of-telling-when-po_2771612.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/anonymous-1_lips_there-is-one-sure-way-of-telling-when-po_2771612.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/anonymous-1_lips_there-is-one-sure-way-of-telling-when-po_2771612.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is one sure way of telling when politicians aren't telling the truth - their lips move.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Politicians aren't any more wicked than other citizens but the situation in which they are placed warps their judgment.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Helen Gahagan Douglas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-gahagan-douglas/politicians-aren-t-any-more-wicked-than-other-citizens-but-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/helen-gahagan-douglas-23620_citizens_politicians-aren-t-any-more-wicked-than_1283434.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/helen-gahagan-douglas-23620_citizens_politicians-aren-t-any-more-wicked-than_1283434.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/helen-gahagan-douglas-23620_citizens_politicians-aren-t-any-more-wicked-than_1283434.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Politicians aren't any more wicked than other citizens but the situation in which they are placed warps…” — Helen Gahagan Douglas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most politicians aren't allowed to express themselves any more.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ken Livingstone" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-livingstone/most-politicians-aren-t-allowed-to-express-themselves-any-more/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d35/ken-livingstone-3381_allowed_most-politicians-aren-t-allowed-to-expre_3001116.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d35/ken-livingstone-3381_allowed_most-politicians-aren-t-allowed-to-expre_3001116.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d35/ken-livingstone-3381_allowed_most-politicians-aren-t-allowed-to-expre_3001116.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Most politicians aren't allowed to express themselves any more.” — Ken Livingstone", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Politicians aren't special. 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