Politicians
- John Carter (New Zealand politician) (born 1950), New Zealand politician
- John Carter (Texas) (born 1941), U.S. Representative from Texas
- John Carter (South Carolina) (1792–1850), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- Jack Carter (politician) (John William Carter, born 1947), United States Senate candidate from Nevada and son of U.S. President Jimmy Carter
- John Carter (MP) (1619–1676), English politician who sat in the House of Commons
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Famous quotes containing the word politicians:
“The last best hope of earth, two trillion dollars in debt, is spinning out of control, and all we can do is stare at a flickering cathode-ray tube as Ollie “answers” questions on TV while the press, resolutely irrelevant as ever, asks politicians if they have committed adultery. From V-J Day 1945 to this has been, my fellow countrymen, a perfect nightmare.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)
“And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
“Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water until he had learnt to swim. If men are to wait for liberty till they become wise and good in slavery, they may indeed wait forever.”
—Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)