The American Way…
These 10 quotes that explain American politics are but a small selection. Americans have been watching, observing, and commenting on their politicians for several hundred years. As yet, there are very few positive offerings, for most appear (how extraordinary!) to doubt the actual effectiveness of our elected officials to uphold the principles of our Founding Fathers.
As July 4th approaches, here are a few observations that struck me as relevant today, in this election year, suggesting that our candidates would do well to remember the people at least half the time (instead of themselves all the time) when they set up their eager agendas.
Some American Classics
“The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back.” –Will Rogers
“I love to go to Washington, if only to be near my money.” –Bob Hope
“There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” –Mark Twain
“This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when a baby gets hold of a hammer.” –Will Rogers
“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.” –Ronald Reagan
“Members of Congress should be compelled to wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers, so we could identify their corporate sponsors.” –Caroline Baum
“If his IQ slips any lower, we’ll have to water him twice a day.”
–Molly Ivins, about a member of Congress
“Congress is so strange; a man gets up to speak and says nothing, nobody listens, and then everybody disagrees.” –Will Rogers
“We have the best Congress money can buy.” –Mark Twain
Love them! I’ll be posting some close to election! Thanks for the mirth!
Thank you, Luann. So will I! 🙂
“The one who stole the loaf will go to jail. And the one who stole the railway will be elected to parliament. ” MARK TWAIN.
The lust for gold, when the goal is fulfilled, is then followed by the lust for power. When that is attained, it is then followed by the lust for complete control over others. Thus, do we create a corruption of the social order.
I have also seen the quote from Mark Twain phrased : “We have the best government (that) money can buy”. Can you give me a direct source or verify the exact quote?
Hi Terrie–That quote is ubiquitous, but I just went looking for it and could not find its source. I will contact the Mark Twain Society! I’ll let you know the outcome.