Most of our politicians don’t worth a fart in a gale of wind. John Webster (1977)
Because I don’t wear shoes, I am able to feel the vibrations of the poor man on the ground. Evans Richardson (1981)
The election fever that is in Island Harbour is not an election campaign like before. This is a family election because you have family running against family. But the Bible says that when you see these things happening, look up for redemption draweth nigh. Nashville Webster (1984)
Once upon a time the members of government were interested in what they could do for Anguilla, but today they are interested in what Anguilla can do for them. Ronald Webster (1988)
In politics one and one does not always make two. Victor Banks (1993)
For too long we have allowed ourselves to know too little . . . What we need in Anguilla is a system of accountability. Pastor Phillip Gumbs (1993)
Our tropical paradise is fast becoming a tropical survival. Restormel Franklin (1994)
I’ve lost all interest in politics. All I want right now is a good breakfast, a good lunch and a good supper. Hubert Hughes (2002)
The AUF and the AUM are the same animal. Quincy Gumbs (2010)
After 29 years in the House of Assembly, I decided today [5th January] that this was my last day in the House of Assembly. It was not an easy feeling. It is like marrying a wife for 29 years and she suddenly dies. Osbourne Fleming (2010)
My grandfather couldn’t read or write, but he was educated. Haydn Hughes (2011)
They [AUM] may have campaigned on ‘poodle power’ . . . [but the way they are governing it’s] . . . more like German Shepherd power . . . Dat’s raw German Shepherd . . . It might even be mixed with pit bull. Curtis Richardson (2011)
(Source: Colville Petty’s compendium of local political quotations.)
