Famous quotes containing the words older and/or politicians:
“If the older generation are not upright, the young will not respect them.”
—Chinese proverb.
“I’ve always wondered why European politicians as a group seemed brighter than American politicians as a group. Maybe it’s because many American politicians have the race issue to fall back on. They become lazy, suspicious of innovative ideas, and as a result American institutions atrophy.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)