In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The way politics divides the world is into friend and enemy.
A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends.
My definition of a 'friend' is, coming from Chicago, someone who says, 'Yeah, sure. You know what? Let's talk about what we can talk about. Let's help each other out. Your politics are none of my business.'
In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.
There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends.
Political criticism is our enemies' best friend.
There are no true friends in politics. We are all sharks circling, and waiting, for traces of blood to appear in the water.
I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.
A friend is nothing but a known enemy.