Assembly/politics

Famous quotes containing the words assembly and/or politics:

    “Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.”
    —James Madison (1751–1836)

    “Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.”
    —Mario Puzo, U.S. author, screenwriter, and Francis Ford Coppola, U.S. director, screenwriter. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)