5 Karl Kraus Quotes on Politics

Karl Kraus quotes on politics

6. The esthete stands in the same relation to beauty as the pornographer stands to love, and the politician stands to life.

20. Democracy divides people into workers and loafers. It makes no provision for those who have no time to work.

21. Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

26. How is the world ruled and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read.

44. The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so that they believe they are as clever as he.