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"Economic control is not merely control of a sector of human life which can be separated from the rest; it is the control of the means for all our ends. And whoever has sole control of the means must also determine which ends are to be served, which values are to be rates higher and which lower, in short, what men should believe and strive for." - Friedrich Hayek

I suppose this is the most meaningful quote that comes to mind. It is by a Nobel Prize winning economist and it speaks pretty much on the nature of the economy. I suppose it isn't perfectly political but it relates very much to politics as policy suggestions and economic ideas cannot be separated from the political system.

"In politics, few things are accomplished tomorrow, which were not started the day before yesterday"
W.G. Calderwood

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. ~Mao Zedong

"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain

"Since 'Con-' is the opposite of 'Pro-', then that means that 'Congress' is the opposite of 'Progress'." -- Anonymous Classic

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

-FDR.

Quote -When an iron curtain fails, a new wall begins in earnest. When a massacre begins, it does not end, and when the real P.M reveals her colours, that's when we all shall mend.

~The latest in a long line of failed cover ups

Here are a few of my favorites:

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but rather what you can do for your country."

-JFK