"Politics, as the word is commonly understood,..." - Quote by Jonathan Swift
Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruptions.
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“Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruptions, and consequently of no use to a good king or a good ministry; for which reason Courts are so overrun withpolitics.”
“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance.”
“In a nation ruled by swine, all pigs are upward mobile.”