aphorism: a short statement that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain\’t broke, don\’t fix it.”
Here, from our pal relo Myra, are some political aphorisms that may bring a smile to your face…or cause you to shake your head in agreement while gritting your teeth in exasperation.
Enjoy:
IfGod wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. – JayLeno
Theproblem with political jokes is they get elected. – HenryCate, VII
Wehang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones topublic office. – Aesop
Ifwe got one-tenth of what was promised to us in theseState of the Union speeches, there wouldn\’t be any inducement to goto heaven – WillRogers
Politiciansare the same all over. They promise to build a bridgeeven where there is no river. – NikitaKhrushchev
WhenI was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I\’mbeginning to believe it. – ClarenceDarrow
Whypay money to have your family tree traced; go intopolitics and your opponents will do it for you. – Authorunknown
Politiciansare people who, when they see light at the end of thetunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. – JohnQuinton
Politicsis the gentle art of getting votes from the poor andcampaign funds from the rich, by promising to protecteach from the other. – OscarAmeringer
Ioffer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop tellinglies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them. – AdlaiStevenson, campaign speech, 1952
Apolitician is a fellow who will lay down your life forhis country. – TexGuinan
Ihave come to the conclusion that politics is tooserious a matter to be left to the politicians. – Charlesde Gaulle
Insteadof giving a politician the keys to the city, it mightbe better to change the locks. – DougLarson
Thereought to be one day — just one –when there is open season onCongressmen. – WillRogers
