Political Scientist Pillows

"There is no justice in the world."

"I'm a social scientist, Michael. That means I can't explain electricity or anything like that, but if you ever want to know about people I'm your man."

The Distribution of Wealth in the United States Expressed as Peanut Butter in a Sandwich.

Harold Macmillan

'See? THAT'S globalization!'

Margaret Thatcher

"Isn't that the real genius of democracy?...The VOTERS are ultimately to blame."

'I'm not so sure about this 'life, liberty and pursuit of happiness' bit. Whaddya say we look at some polling numbers first?'

Time/Temp/Quality of Life

"To begin with, I would like to express my sincere thanks and deep appreciation for the opportunity to meet with you. While there are still profound differences between us, I think the very fact of my presence here today is a major breakthrough."

'Let's see now...we'll give them democracy, but not too much democracy.'

'Dropping the Pilot'-the Fall of Bismarck

"I didn't find out quite what I wanted about the economics of democracy but I did find an interesting article about the mating habits of the Patagonian Fruit Bat."

King George IV (as Henry VIII) Rejects Citizen's Demands

'So, how should we play this - capitalism or socialism?'

'Why don't we keep the law of demand, repeal the supply part,'

Compression

'I'm guessing it'll have to be by text.'

'How about I give a little, you give a little, we come up with something no one likes, and call it a day.'

"Sire, they also want dental."

'Look - if I'd had any idea what a constitution was, I never would have signed the darn thing, okay?'

Glasnost

'I see weapons of mass destruction!'

Richard Nixon.

"Whoa, don't ask constitutional questions you don't want to know the answers to."

'I agree with the government.'

Germany as the new leader in the EU,

1832 Reform Act: Satirical Defense of Rotten Boroughs

Joseph Stalin

The Corn Law Charter

"A Bill of Rights? - Don't you TRUST me?"

"Sometimes they get frustrated and punch the wall."

Congress of Berlin- The Partition of Turkey

Political Science 101: This semester's topics - twisting of facts, manipulation, power-grabbing.

Richard Nixon