10. “We don’t live in a democracy.  We live in an auction!” – Bumper sticker
9.   “Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage” – H.L. Mencken
8.   “Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt” – Herbert Hoover
7.   “Politicians are the same all over.  They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river” – Nikita Khrushchev
6.   “Money is the mother’s milk of politics” – Jesse Unruh, California State Treasurer
5.   “The tax code is nothing more than a means of raising campaign funds” – Nobel economist Milton Friedman
4.  “The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws” – Tacitus, 100 AD
3.  “I’m proud to be paying taxes in the United States.  The only thing is – I could be just as proud for half the money” – Arthur Godfrey
2.  “Public office is the last refuge of a scoundrel” – Senator Boies Penrose (1899)

 
And the NUMBER ONE Quote Ordinary Joe should know about politics:

 
1.   “Yes, everyone is free to speak their minds.  We will simply arrest anyone who listens!” – El Capitan Esteban, Zorro, the Gay Blade