We politicians are no great shakes, but you voters are no day at the beach.
The single biggest weakness that politicians have as a group is that they want people to like them.
I think Mrs. Clinton has a lot of weaknesses because she was the architect of the Obama administration's foreign policy.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is no crusader. He is no tribune of the people. He is no enemy of entrenched privilege. He is a pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to he President.
One of the things that's unique about Louisiana politics is that people here have a much more realistic attitude about who their politicians are. They know they are human and not saints or Mormons or Eagle Scouts.
… a mere intriguing, pettifogging, piddling politician.
The way I see politics is, I don't think it's cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they're flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us.
Most politicians are vain. Many of them are stupid.
You're never gonna find the perfect politician.
[JF] Kennedy was a deceitful man. He was a cold-blooded politician whose purpose was to get elected.
