The word "politics" is derived from the word "poly", meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'.

The word "politics" is derived from the word "poly", meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'.

Politics is the conspiracy of the unproductive but organized against the productive but unorganized.

Politics is the conspiracy of the unproductive but organized against the productive but unorganized.

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie read more

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend

Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives

Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

The White Plume of Navarre.

The White Plume of Navarre.

The Duty of an Opposition is to oppose.

The Duty of an Opposition is to oppose.