Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations

by Antony Jay

Book Overview

This revised new edition provides 5,000 quotations, covering the people, events, and ideas of some 2,500 years of politics: the inspiring speeches and the disastrous gaffes. Antony Jay has selected the best sayings of and about politicians both past and present, ranging from Karl Marx to George W. Bush and "Boss" Tweed to Condoleeza Rice, and touching on subjects as diverse as warfare, nationalism, honesty, and the ever-sensitive issue of taxation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198610610
• ISBN13: 9780198610618
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.7" x 5.0"