(verb) To engage in political activity; politick.
"Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe."
"Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government."
"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar."
"Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason."
"I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
"Colour is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality."
"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical."
"If politicians stopped meddling with things they don't understand, there would be a more drastic reduction in the size of government than anyone in either party advocates."
"Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion."
"I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician."
"I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days."