On Politicians

"A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power." - Dean Koontz


"America gets the politicians they deserve. That's it. And you keep struggling." - Al Lewis


"And I think musicians can better run this state than politicians. And, hell, beauticians can better run the state than politicians." - Kinky Friedman


"Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive." - Gerhard Schroder