Country Quote by James Freeman Clarke

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.

— James Freeman Clarke

A politician thinks about the next elections - the statesman thinks about the next generations.

— James Freeman

“A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation.”

— James Freeman Clarke

The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next…

— Anonymous

Politician plans for next election, where as a leader will think of future generations.

— Yssubramanyam

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections.

— Abraham Lincoln

Politicians all too often think about the next election. Statesmen think about the next generation.

— Linda Lingle

A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.

— Adlai E. Stevenson

A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.

— Anonymous

A politician or political thinker who calls himself a political realist is usually boasting that he sees politics, so to speak, in the raw;…

— Mary McCarthy

The best politician is the politician who says what the people are thinking already.

— Tom Suozzi

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years.

— Harry S Truman