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Unforgettable political quotes that will make you laugh
A friendly, laugh‑safe tour of political wit from around the world—quotes, sayings, and clean jokes that poke fun at power without getting mean. Perfect for thoughtful viewers who enjoy smart humor and timeless wisdom.
Video Unforgettable political quotes that will make you laugh
Unforgettable political quotes that will make you laugh
- Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried. — Winston Churchill
- Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress, but I repeat myself. — Mark Twain
- The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help. — Ronald Reagan
- I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. — Will Rogers
- Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. — Charles de Gaulle
- Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. — P. J. O’Rourke
- Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard. — H. L. Mencken
- If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one? — Abraham Lincoln
- A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year, and to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen. — Winston Churchill
- When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. — P. J. O’Rourke
- Trust, but verify. — Ronald Reagan (quoting a Russian proverb)
- I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat. — Will Rogers
- He knows nothing, he thinks he knows everything—which must be rather common among politicians. — George Bernard Shaw
- Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. — John Kenneth Galbraith
- Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. — Ernest Benn
- In this world nothing is certain except death and taxes. — Benjamin Franklin
- All politics is local. — Tip O’Neill
- When the elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. — African Proverb
- Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. — George Jean Nathan
- A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip. — Caskie Stinnett
- The difference between a politician and a statesman is: a politician thinks of the next election, a statesman, of the next generation. — James Freeman Clarke
- The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia. — Otto von Bismarck
- If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal. — Emma Goldman
- In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- The problem with political jokes is they get elected. — Henry Cate VII
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