Politics Quote by Studs Terkel

The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.

— P. J. O'Rourke

“Government — or an administration — isn’t really the sum of its parts like people think, because all of those parts are competing for…

— Craig A. Falconer

When you're in government, you have a big impact in Washington, but Washington may not be doing very much.

— Joseph Stiglitz

“It is no accident, then, that each of our major wars has served to enhance the power of government in Washington: the Civil War,…

— Edward S. Greenberg

“You can make money in a small way without politics. But to make big money, you need to buy the legislature. Can't be done…

— Edward Rutherfurd

It's our duty as leaders in Washington to keep the government running.

— Austin Scott

“We are a nation that has a government--not the other way around.”

— Ronald Reagan

“Government in general, any government anywhere, is a thing of exquisite comicality to a discerning mind.”

— Joseph Conrad

“In a political system where nearly every adult may vote but where knowledge, wealth, social position, access to officials, and other resources are unequally…

— Larry M. Bartels

“The state — or, to make matters more concrete, the government — consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They…

— H.L. Mencken

Washington is a pool of money surrounded by people who want some.

— David Brinkley

“No matter what they say, Democrats and Republicans in the United States do not control the government because they are best able to serve…

— Andrew P. Napolitano