Billings’s First Law
Josh Billings
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
De Maistre’s Law
Joseph de Maistre
Every nation has the government it deserves.
Dirksen’s Three Laws of Politics
Everett McKinley Dirksen
1. Get elected.
2. Get re-elected.
3. Don’t get mad get even.
Krauthammer’s Tirana Index
Charles Krauthammer
The higher the vote any government wins in an election, the more tyrannical it is.
Mencken’s First Law
H. L. Mencken
No man ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
Morrow’s Law
Dwight W. Morrow
The candidate who takes the credit for the rain gets the blame for the drought.
O’Neill’s Rule
Tip O'Neill
All politics is local.
Rayburn’s First Law
Sam Rayburn
When you get too big a majority you’re immediately in trouble.
Rench’s Law
J. F. Rench
While the people who run political campaigns complain most about their shortage of money the first thing they run out of is time . . . to listen and to think.
Reston’s Observation
James Reston
All politics however are based on the indifference of the majority.
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