“The politician may change sides so frequently as to find himself always in the majority, but most politicians have a preference for one party to the other, and subordinate their love of power to this preference.”

“People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician.”

“We're not Republican or Democrat. We won't fold into one party or the other. We're a tax-paying party that can make a difference and a party of normal people who want change. Bigger government and higher taxes is not working. Right now we're at a real crossroads to make change, and the bottom line is there's never been so much disdain for politicians.”

“Crime is a game of sandcastle for the major politicians today.”

“Men must always have distinguished (e. g. in judicial matters) between hearsay and seeing with one’s own eyes and have preferred what one has seen to what he has merely heard from others. But the use of this distinction was originally limited to particular or subordinate matters. As regards the most weighty matters—the first things and the right way—the only source of knowledge was hearsay.”

“In this society which we are induced to frequent, composed above all of politicians and artists, one cannot realize one's true worth.”

“Metaphysicians and politicians may dispute forever, but they will never find any other moral principle or foundation of rule or obedience, than the consent of governors and governed.”

“A major difference between politicians and the free press is that the press usually corrects itself when it gets something wrong. Politicians don't.”

“I prefer to be on the side of losers, the misunderstood or lonely people rather than writing about the strong and powerful.”

“No one ever died from smoking marijuana, but millions of people have died by believing politicians. So why is marijuana outlawed while politicians are still legal?”