If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.

Politics are the divine science, after all

In politics nothing is contemptible.

Genuine politics -- even politics worthy of the name -- the only politics I am willing to devote myself to -- is simply a matter of serving those around us: serving the community and serving those who will come after us. Its deepest roots are moral because it is a responsibility expressed through action, to and for the whole.

You can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook.

Politics is a rotten egg; if broken, it stinks. Russian proverb