Russia/politics

Famous quotes containing the words russia and/or politics:

“In my opinion it is harmful to place important things in the hands of philanthropy, which in Russia is marked by a chance character. Nor should important matters depend on leftovers, which are never there. I would prefer that the government treasury take care of it.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

“A baby changes your dinner party conversation from politics to poops.”
—Maurice Johnstone (20th century)