The Whole Aim Of Practical Politics Is To Keep The Populace Alarmed And Hence Clamorous To Be Led To Safety By Menacing It With An Endless Series Of Hobgoblins, All Of Them Imaginary.
~ H. L. Mencken

Practical Politics Consists In Ignoring Facts.
~ Henry Adams

Blood Is Thicker Than Water, But Politics Are Thicker Than Blood.
~ Frank Herbert, Dune

I Seldom Think Of Politics More Than 18 Hours A Day.
~ Lyndon B. Johnson

Yes, We Have To Divide Up Our Time Like That, Between Our Politics And Our Equations. But To Me Our Equations Are Far More Important, For Politics Are Only A Matter Of Present Concern. A Mathematical Equation Stands Forever.
~ Albert Einstein

Those Who Are Too Smart To Engage In Politics Are Punished By Being Governed By Those Who Are Dumber.
~ Plato

Politics Is War Without Bloodshed While War Is Politics With Bloodshed.
~ Mao Tse-tung

Those Who Say Religion Has Nothing To Do With Politics Do Not Know What Religion Is.
~ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

I Must Study Politics And War That My Sons May Have Liberty To Study Mathematics And Philosophy. My Sons Ought To Study Mathematics And Philosophy, Geography, Natural History, Naval Architecture, Navigation, Commerce, And Agriculture, In Order To Give Their Children A Right To Study Painting, Poetry, Music, Architecture, Statuary, Tapestry, And Porcelain.
~ John Adams

Social History Might Be Defined Negatively As The History Of A People With The Politics Left Out.
~ G. M. Trevelyan

Those Who Do Not Do Politics Will Be Done In By Politics.
~ French Prove

Sometimes In Politics One Must Duel With Skunks, But No One Should Be Fool Enough To Allow The Skunks To Choose The Weapons.
~ Lester R Bittel