Oscar Ameringer Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Politics is the gentle art of
getting votes from the poor
and campaign funds from the rich,
by promising to protect each from the other."

by:	Oscar Ameringer (�1870-1943) German-American�Socialist�editor, author, and organizer
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Categories:	Humor, Hypocrisy, Money, Politics, Vote
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Oh, so that's how it's done. -- Mike, Pleasant Hill 2
I like it. -- jim k, austin tx
Same as it ever was ... -- E Archer, NYC 2
-- UniverseDelivers, London
Way to accurate, I like it a lot -- Mike, Norwalk 2
Politics is pure god-damned violence. Social responsibility is the art and science of terminating the distinguishing differences between the rich and poor. Socialism is the vision of social abilities to create. -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
Sillik, I'm glad to see your recognition of a "god" and, (choose your pronoun — his / her / it / etc.) ability to bless or otherwise. As to damning, socialism is that worship of false carnal gods that distinguish the rich from the poor while condemning all but an oligarchal few (in your case, the one true god — Sillik) -- Mike, Norwalk