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

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.

What can be said, should never be written

There is no sea more dangerous than the ocean of practical politics - none in which there is more need of good pilots and of a single, unfaltering purpose when the waves rise high.