Cigar Quote by H. L. Mencken

“But what would cause Yankeedom eventually to be so loathed by the other nations was its desire—indeed, its mission—to impose its ways on everyone…

— Colin Woodard

Misrepresentation, false propaganda, innuendoes soon sprout into poisonous weeds, and before long the people find themselves victims of a pollution that has robbed them…

— David O. McKay

“politicos all sprung from the seeds of the vast underbelly of an unscrupulous society.  Why the voting public never caught onto politicians was one…

— Mark Reps

Throughout American history, the political leaders have always exhorted the American people to be nice and quiet and leave things to them. But when…

— Howard Zinn

Puritanism, believing itself quick with the seed of religious liberty, laid, without knowing it, the egg of democracy.

— James Russell Lowell

Whoever looks at America will see: the ship is powered by stupidity, corruption, or prejudice,

— Johann Most

The identification with the common lot which is the essential idea of Democracy becomes the source and expression of social ethics. It is as…

— Jane Addams

In a sense the Pirate Party is very similar to what happened for the Bernie Sanders campaign, where people felt inspired and they felt…

— Birgitta Jonsdottir

Cheap cigars come in handy; they stifle the odor of cheap politicians.

— Ulysses S. Grant

“American politics had two fatal flaws - flaws that led to its downfall.  The first was corruption.  Politicians lied with almost every breath they…

— Richard Stephenson

“The Mayflower sped across the white-tipped waves once the voyage was under way, and the passengers were quickly afflicted with seasickness. The crew took…

— Tony Williams

Wealthy individuals bought themselves a radical right party, believing - correctly - that it would cut their taxes and remove regulations, but failed to…

— Paul Krugman