“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.”
“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.”
“[O]nce demagogy and falsehoods become routine, there isn’t much for the political journalist to do except handicap the race and report on the candidate’s mood.”
“To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be polite.”
“The politics of the last twenty years in Britain are liars' politics. The problem is we are ruled by the weak and the small-minded, who are too stupid to know that they are weak and small-minded.”
“you're thinking too hard about how to respond to my stupidity. Have to be polite don't you?”