A Statesman or Politician, What is The Difference?

A Statesman or Politician, What is The Difference?


A politician is only focused on reelection.

A politician is willing to sacrifice his principals if it will help them get reelected. This leads to the waters of their character becoming muddied. When a person’s character becomes tarnished it takes a lot harder to clean it than it is to clean tarnished silver, and even if you do clean it, it will still have lost some of its luster.

Politicians want their name in lights.

Politicians want fame and recognition, and will do almost anything to get it. To quote a great mentor of mine “there are those people who want to be somebody, and then there are those who want to do something.” Politicians are the people who want to be somebody; they want to see their names on TV and on news papers. This also can lead to a tarnished character.

A politician’s vote can be bought.

A politician is in it for the money, they will vote your way for a price. This opens the door for your character to become tarnished.

A statesman is principled.

A statesman always puts his principles first. He does not care about the political implications of a decision he cares about whether or no it is the right thing to do.

A statesman wants to make a difference.

A statesman doesn’t want to see his name in lights, he want the right thing done. He doesn’t care is his name is ever on the front page of the Dallas Morning News.

A statesman is unshakable.

A statesman cannot be bought. He is feared by lobbyist and his opponents alike, but respected by both. He holds fast to his principles and never tarnishes his character.

A Politician or Statesman?

What this country needs are not more politicians who campaign one way and vote another. What we need are more patriotic, principled, steadfast, prudent, statesmen

YJ Draiman