Politics
- Sir Richard Thompson, 1st Baronet (1912–1999), British Conservative politician
- Richard W. Thompson (1809–1900), United States Secretary of the Navy under Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877–1880
- Richard Thompson (Australian parliamentarian) (1906–1964), New Zealand-born Australian parliamentarian, businessman and Methodist Lay preacher
- Rick Thompson (born 1952), Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- Richard S. Thompson (1916–1997), Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Richard Frederick Thompson (1873–1949), farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“The trouble with Nixon is that he’s a serious politics junkie. He’s totally hooked ... and like any other junkie, he’s a bummer to have around: especially as President.”
—Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939)
“From the beginning, the placement of [Clarence] Thomas on the high court was seen as a political end justifying almost any means. The full story of his confirmation raises questions not only about who lied and why, but, more important, about what happens when politics becomes total war and the truth—and those who tell it—are merely unfortunate sacrifices on the way to winning.”
—Jane Mayer, U.S. journalist, and Jill Abramson b. 1954, U.S. journalist. Strange Justice, p. 8, Houghton Mifflin (1994)
“The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what goes down often comes up.”
—Richard M. Nixon (1913–1995)