TRUISM...

Noi spinzuram pe hotii marunti dar ii alegem pe cei mai mari pentru pozitiile oficiale

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
~Aesop, Greek slave & fable author

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Aceia dintre noi care sint prea destepti sa se amestece in politica sint pedepsiti sa fie guvernati de cei mai prosti.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
~Plato, ancient Greek Philosopher

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Politicienii sint la fel peste tot. Promit sa construiasca poduri si acolo unde nu este vreun riu.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
~Nikita Khrushchev, Russian Soviet politician

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Copil fiind mi s-a spus ca oricine poate deveni presedinte; …am inceput sa cred ca este adevarat.

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.
~Quoted in 'Clarence Darrow for the Defense' by Irving Stone.

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Politicienii sint acei oameni care atunci cind vad lumina la sfirsitul tunelului, se duc si mai cumpara tunel ca sa-l prelungeasca.

Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.
~John Quinton, American actor/writer

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Politica este arta fina de a cistiga voturi de la cei saraci si fonduri de campanie de la cei bogati ca sa-i protejeze pe unii de ceilalti.

Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.
~Oscar Ameringer, "the Mark Twain of American Socialism."

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Democratii sint partidul care spune ca guvernul o sa te faca mai destept, mai inalt, mai bogat si ca o sa aiba grija de gazonul din fata casei tale.

SI...

Republicanii sint partidul care spune ca guvernul nu lucreaza - ca apoi sa fie alesi si sa-ti faca demonstratia practica a acestui lucru.

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn.
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The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.
~P.J. O'Rourke, American comedian

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Le-am facut oponentilor mei o propunere:”daca se opresc sa mai spuna minciuni despre mine am sa ma opresc si eu sa spun adevarul despre ei.”

I offered my opponents a deal: "if they stop telling lies about me, I will stop telling the truth about them".
~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952…

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Politicianul este un tip care da viata ta  pentru tara lui.

A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.
~Texas Guinan. 19th century American businessman

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Am ajuns la concluzia ca politica este o treaba mult prea serioasa ca sa fie lasata pe mina politicienilor.

I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
~Charles de Gaulle, French general & politician

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Decit sa dam unui politician cheia orasului , ar fi mai bine sa schimbam lacatul.

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
~Doug Larson (English middle-distance runner who won gold medals at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, 1902-1981)

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