Dictionary of Political Quotations

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With the Dictionary of Political Quotations, speechwriters, political pundits, scholars, students and anyone who has voted in the last few years will find a treasure chest of quotations by and about politics and politicians. This is the most comprehensive single-volume collection available on the subject, with more than 11,000 entries. The quotations are by turn interesting, witty and profound; those quoted range from today's international leaders to rulers from classical civilizations. Ninety-nine chapters cover all aspects- of politics and politicians, from Health and Health Care to Treaties and Agreements, from Public Relations to Nuclear Weapons. Political philosophies share a page with slogans and smears, humorists with dictators.
'An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.'
Winston Churchill
'Politics is for abnormal people.'
Lcch Walesa
'A leader who does not hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.' Golda... Tovább

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With the Dictionary of Political Quotations, speechwriters, political pundits, scholars, students and anyone who has voted in the last few years will find a treasure chest of quotations by and about politics and politicians. This is the most comprehensive single-volume collection available on the subject, with more than 11,000 entries. The quotations are by turn interesting, witty and profound; those quoted range from today's international leaders to rulers from classical civilizations. Ninety-nine chapters cover all aspects- of politics and politicians, from Health and Health Care to Treaties and Agreements, from Public Relations to Nuclear Weapons. Political philosophies share a page with slogans and smears, humorists with dictators.
'An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.'
Winston Churchill
'Politics is for abnormal people.'
Lcch Walesa
'A leader who does not hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.' Golda Meir
'Free enterprise and competition are the engines of prosperity.'
Margaret Thatcher
The ninety-nine thematic chapters are arranged alphabetically and the quotations are numbered within each chapter. Thoroughly cross-referenced Author and Concept indexes round out the book, making the Dictionary of Political Quotations both an essential research tool and a fascinating and entertaining look at the world of politics.
Lewis D. Eigen is a former publishing executive, author, and management consultant. jonathan p. slegel is the author of several books and articles.--
Cover design by Jamie Keenan Vissza