Quotation for today- Friday, May 9, 2008

2008 May 9

tags: Acute Observation, Groucho Marx, Humour, On politics, Political Quotation, Quotation

by adamsmith1922

“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” —Groucho Marx

As a diagnosis Adam finds the above a very percipient observation.

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