Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

Politics, as any observer of the modern world knows, is the enemy of economics, everywhere and always.

Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.

The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.

Continuing to believe the same thing, even in the face of new evidence to the contrary, is the definition of insanity – except in politics where it’s called leadership.