Oxford dictionary of political quotations
By: edited by Antony Jay.
Contributors: Jay, Antony, 1930-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 541
Subjects: Political science -- Quotations, maxims, etc; Politicians -- Quotations
Genres: Quotations, maxims, etc.; Quotations.
Other titles: Dictionary of political quotations
Description: This revised new edition provides 5,000 quotations, covering the people, events, and ideas of some 2,500 years of politics: the inspiring speeches and the disastrous gaffes. Antony Jay has selected the best sayings of and about politicians both past and present, ranging from Karl Marx to George W. Bush and "Boss" Tweed to Condoleeza Rice, and touching on subjects as diverse as warfare, nationalism, honesty, and the ever-sensitive issue of taxation.
Notes: Includes index.