You've got to be (an) optimist to be a Democrat, and you've got to be a humorist to stay one

You've got to be (an) optimist to be a Democrat, and you've got to be a humorist to stay one

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law

Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to read more

Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other

Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low

Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low

We are Republicans, and don't propose to leave our party and
identify ourselves with the party whose antecedents have read more

We are Republicans, and don't propose to leave our party and
identify ourselves with the party whose antecedents have been
Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary.

I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are properly their business.

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are properly their business.