Quotes Library

February 28 (Bonus Quote)

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.

Theodore H. White (1915-1986), American journalist, writer, Time, 19 November 1984, Jay p. 387

How much money do you have to beg for to get yourself re-elected?

What would White have to say today, after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. F.E.C. (2010)?

January 11, 2025

12 months ago

A majority is always the best repartee. Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), British prime minister and novelist, Tancred (1847),

June 3, 2025

7 months ago

A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man.

March 17, 2025

9 months ago

I want to see Ireland as an example to men and women everywhere of what can be achieved by living for ideals rather than fighting for them

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