"Politics, as any observer of the modern world……" — John Derbyshire

More Anti Political Quotes

This quote is filed under Anti Political Quotes, one of 14 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

• Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. — Ambrose Bierce
• Political action involves mental vulgarity, not merely because it entails the occurrence and support of those who are mentally vulgar,… — Michael Joseph Oakeshott
• The typical citizen drops down to a lower level of mental performance as soon as he enters the political field.… — Joseph A. Schumpeter
• In daily life, reality gives us material incentives to restrain our irrationality. But what incentive do we have to think… — Bryan Caplan
• People who consider themselves political, who follow political developments most rigorously, are often those who view the political process with… — Boyd Rice
• The role of the scholar is to destroy chimeras, that of the statesman is to make use of them. — Gustave Le Bon
• Biophobia is as much a part of a politician's basic equipment as a sharp suit. — John Derbyshire
• If libertarianism were easy to explain, and it weren't easy to exaggerate the effects of libertarianism, I think it would… — P.J. O'Rourke
• It’s a revolution. But it’s the sort of revolution that no one will notice. It might get a little shadier.… — Bill Mollison
• Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. — Groucho Marx
• The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want… — Thomas Sowell
• Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. — Mark Twain

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