"Honesty in politics is much like oxygen—the higher up you go, the scarcer it becomes” is a humorous saying about politics that’s cited frequently on the internet. George D. Madison used the saying on June 25, 1991 in the newsgroup soc.motss; a month later, a message in another newsgroup gave Madison credit.


Google Groups: soc.motss
Newsgroups: soc.motss
From: (George Madison)
Date: 25 Jun 91 06:29:12 GMT
Local: Tues, Jun 25 1991 12:29 am
Subject: Re: male strippers

Honesty in politics is much like oxygen.
The higher up you go, the scarcer it becomes.

George D. Madison, a/k/a Furr

Google Groups: comp.mail.elm
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
From: (Jess Anderson)
Date: 16 Jul 91 02:19:11 GMT
Local: Mon, Jul 15 1991 8:19 pm
Subject: Good Grief

Honesty in politics is much like oxygen.  The higher up you go, the scarcer it becomes.—George Madison

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Honesty in politics is much like oxygen
Posted on January 10, 2010 by admin
Honesty in politics is much like oxygen.
The higher up you go,
the scarcer it becomes.