By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he’s been bought ten times over. —Gore Vidal
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. —J. O’Rourke
In a society governed passively by free markets and free elections, organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy. —Matt Taibbi
In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem. —George Carlin
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. —Winston Churchill
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge. —Isaac Asimov
Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. —Gore Vidal
If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side. —Orson Scott Card
