Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations

The Fourth Edition boasts nearly 5000 quotations--over 300 new to this volume. The additions reflect both key events of recent years and quotations from earlier periods that have lately come to light. The book showcases a who's who of politics covering everyone from Napoleon to Barack Obama plus such notables as Mahatma Gandhi Sarah Palin George Washington Charles de Gaulle and Jean-Paul Sartre. Antony Jay covers every facet of political life--the pivotal and momentous the sincere the bemused the tongue-in-cheek. There are politicians' views on political events on other politicians and on economics warfare and the state of society. The book includes a keyword index and subject index to help you find the right quotation.