“politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names”

“In her secret soul, however, she decided that politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names…”

“Mr. Shit gives politicians a good name. It’s the rest of the politicians who give Mr. Shit a bad name.”

“Bad as political fiction can be, there is always a politician prepared to make it look artistic by comparison.”

“Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.”

“As the nation divided into Federalists and Republicans, each group called the other the worst name possible: "party". Most Americans feared the idea of party; believing that a society should unite to achieve the public good, they denounced parties as groups of ambitious men selfishly competing for power. Worse, parties were danger signals for a republic; if parties dominated a republic's politics, its days were numbered.”