Product Description

This pocket sized book is perfect for the practising
politician and political enthusiast alike. Containing 500 witty, acerbic
and erudite political quotations it provides a one stop shop for the
political speechmaker. Containing politicians from Lenin on the left to
Margaret Thatcher on the right, the book provides something for everyone
across the political spectrum. Edited by Britain's premier political
blogger, Iain Dale, this book is the perfect present for political geeks of
all colours.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #570613 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-04
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 118 pages

From the Author
When Harriman House approached me about compiling this
collection I wanted to do something different, and not just pile together
500 random quotations. So the book is divided into sections which guide an
aspirant politician through the political process and what a political
career would entail. I've tried to get the right mix of wit, bile,
eloquence and inspiration. Many of the quotations are ones which are
already famous, but most may be new to the casual reader.

About the Author
Iain Dale is a writer, broadcaster, publisher, bookseller and political activist. He is the author or editor of 15 books including Margaret Thatcher: A Tribute in Words and Pictures, The Tony Blair New Labour Joke Book and the Bill Clinton Joke Book. His blog www.iaindale.blogspot.com is one of the most popular blogs on the net.

Excerpted from 500 of the Most Witty, Acerbic and Erudite Things Ever Said About Politics by Iain Dale. Copyright © 2007. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Being a Politician

Politicians are like children, you can't give them what they want, it only
encourages them.
Frank Weasel, Jim Hacker's Special Adviser

The politician's prayer is: May my words be ever soft and low, for I may
have to eat them.
Norman Lamont

A politician is a person who approaches every subject with an open mouth.
Adlai Stevenson

They say a man should be judged by his enemies. I am very proud of mine.
Michael Heseltine

A politician was a person with whose politics you did not agree. When you
did agree, he was a statesman.
David Lloyd George

A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the
nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service.
Georges Pompidou

We are not in politics to ignore people's worries, we are in politics to
deal with them.
Margaret Thatcher

Politicians are just as human as everyone else
David Blunkett

Politicians are like nappies. They both need changing regularly and for the
same reason.
Anonymous