Accident Quote by Charles Jencks

“Politicians are played by what they say and they don't do”

— Michelangelo Saez

“People don’t want the illusion of their manufactured personalities, their political saviors, shattered; personalities created by public relations industries. They don’t want to do…

— Chris Hedges

“The general ethos of the people they have to govern determines the behaviour of politicians.”

— T.S. Eliot

“Presidents and other politicians manage the appearance of things, largely by manipulating the air and hope.”

— George Friedman

“People don't have the imagination to understand politicians. People are too innocent”

— Halldór Laxness

“In a world devoid of towering political leaders, we seem to have become experts at growing idiots & elevating them to important positions.”

— Mamur Mustapha

“Such is the psychology of crowds that the majority will follow whoever appeared to be in power...”

— Miklós Bánffy

“Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals.”

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

“Politicians need citizens who will permit them to behave reasonably.”

— William Edgar Stafford

“We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.”

— Susan Cain

“The other type of politician tends to be manipulative, selfish, and have unhealthy needs to be the center of attention. These people play games,…

— Richard L. Hughes

“When people start believing that all politicians are liars and crooks, the truly corrupt escape scrutiny, and cynicism grows.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton