List of political catchphrases

""El viejo adversario le dice adiós a un amigo." ("The old adversary bids farewell to a friend.") - Said in 1974 by former head of the UCR, Ricardo Balbín at Juan Domingo Perón's funeral. Balbín had been Perón's biggest enemy during their political careers, but the phrase symbolizes how, despite their enmity Balbín was respectful enough of his adversary to solemnly attend his funeral."

""El que apuesta al dolar pierde." ("Whoever gambles with the dollar loses") - Said in 1976 by then Minister of Economy Lorenzo Sigaut in order to discourage the use of foregin currency to boost the local Peso. Ironically, two days after this statement the dollar increased in value by %30 making everyone who had "gambled" with the dollar rich. This display of incompetence eventually led to Sigaut's resignation."

""¡Un médico a la derecha, por favor!" ("A doctor to the right, please!") — Said by presidential candidate Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín in 1983 during a speech, when seeing a person fainting."

""La casa está en orden. ¡Felices Pascuas!" – ("The house is in order. Happy Easter!") – said by then president Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín, after a limited military uprising just before Easter, when he was forced to negotiate a surrender from which the rebels walked free. Used sarcastically."

""A vos no te va tan mal, gordito!" - ("You're not doing so bad, fatty!") - said by president Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín in reponse to a complaint about the country's inflation problems and the lack of food by an overweight man in the audience during a political rally, an ironic remark, because the overweight man clearly did not lack food."

""¡Síganme, no los voy a defraudar!" ("Follow me, I won't let you down!") – catchphrase by Carlos Saúl Menem during his first presidency campaign. Used now when one expects to be deceived by another."

""Hermanito querido..." ("My dear little brother...") – familiar term used by then president Carlos Saúl Menem, usually before a sarcastic remark. Used now, with its particularly provincial sing-song, in a jokingly derogatory way, when explaining something seemingly obvious to someone else."

""Estamos mal, pero vamos bien." ("We're doing badly, but getting better.") – used by then president Carlos Saúl Menem in 1990 referring to the general state of affairs in the country."

""Dicen que soy aburrido..." ("They say I am boring") – repeated campaign phrase from Fernando de la Rúa in 1999."

""El país está... bien." ("The country is... fine.") – A phrase said by Fernando de la Rúa when the 2000 Argentine Crisis started."

""Estamos condenados al éxito." ("We are doomed to success") – Phrase recurrently used by Eduardo Duhalde during his exercise of presidency after the 2001 crisis."

""Mi voto es... no positivo." (My vote is... not positive) – Phrase said by Vice President Julio Cobos in 2008 when he voted against the controversial project of his own President ."

""¿Qué te pasa, Clarín? ¿Estás nervioso?" (What's going on, Clarín? Are you nervous?) - A phrase used by ex-President Néstor Kirchner during the 2009 legislative campaign, referring to the accusations against Clarin Newspaper supposedly printing biased news. These allegations were later proven false. ."

""For the first time, we have a nation for a continent, and a continent for a nation." Said by Sir Edmund Barton, first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, in the 1890s."

"Stolen Generations --"

""The forgotten people." Said in a 1942 speech by Robert Menzies, referring to the middle class, defined as lying between "the rich and powerful: those who control great funds and enterprises, and are as a rule able to protect themselves" and "the mass of unskilled people, almost invariably well-organised, and with their wages and conditions safeguarded by popular law"."

""The light on the hill." Said in a 1949 speech by Ben Chifley, referring to the objective of the Australian Labor Party: "not as putting an extra sixpence into somebody's pocket, or making somebody Prime Minister or Premier, but as a movement bringing something better to the people, better standards of living, greater happiness to the mass of the people. We have a great objective - the light on the hill"."

""Well may we say 'God Save the Queen', because nothing will save the Governor-General." Said by dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975 after he had been sacked by Governor-General Sir John Kerr."

""This is the recession that Australia had to have." Said by national Treasurer Paul Keating in 1990 regarding the late 1980s recession."

""Please explain." Said by Pauline Hanson, founder of the anti-immigration One Nation Party, on being asked in October 1996 on the television show 60 Minutes if she was xenophobic."

""Life wasn't meant to be easy." Attributed to Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia from November 1975 until March 1983 (but is in fact a quotation from 'Back to Methuselah' by George Bernard Shaw)."

""if this government cannot get the adjustment...and a sensible economic policy then Australia is basically done for. We will just end up being a third rate economy...a banana republic." Said by Paul Keating in an interview to John Laws on 14 May 1986."

""We will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come." Said by John Howard in relation to border protection."

""Ease the squeeze" Said by Mark Latham"

""Don't you worry about that" Said by Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen"

""I call it feeding the chooks" Said by Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen"

""Keep the bastards honest" – Don Chipp, leader of the Australian Democrats"

""Working families." Used by Kevin Rudd during the 2007 election campaign."

""Without throwing the fair go out the back door" also used by Kevin Rudd during the 2007 election campaign."

""Lernen Sie Geschichte, Herr Reporter!" ("Study History, Mr. Reporter") said by then Chancellor Bruno Kreisky to TV journalist Ulricht Brunner, who had questioned Kreisky's comparing the actions of political opponents to fascism in the 30s."

""Ohne die Partei bin ich nichts" ("Without the Party I am nothing") said by Federal Chancellor Fred Sinowatz of the then Austrian Socialist Party"

""Ich weiß, das klingt alles sehr kompliziert...", usually rendered as "Es ist alles sehr kompliziert..." ("I know, this all sounds complicated...", "Everything is very complicated...") said by Federal Chancellor Fred Sinowatz; the phrase is used ironically to hide the fact that one is not able to elaborate on a subject or may even be clueless about it."

""Es reicht!" ("It's over!") said by the then Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer of the Austrian People's Party in 2008 pronouncing the end of the grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Austria."

""Rashtro Bhasha Bangla Bhasha" (State Language is Bangla Language)- Bengali Language Movement, 1952"

""Digital Bangladesh" - Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh and President of Awami League"

""Joodho Oparadhider Bichar Chai" (Try the war criminals)- War Crimes Trial Movement"

""Desh Bachao! Manush Bachao!" (Save the country! Save the people!)- Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party"

""Shadinota Birodhi Shokti" (Anti-liberation forces)- Used to describe the political parties/Pakistan Army and intelligence services/Islamic extremist and militant groups which opposed the independence of Bangladesh in 1971."

""Jago Bangladesh" (Wake Up Bangladesh)- Moeen U Ahmed, former Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army in 2007"

"Priyo Bhai O Boner Ra (Dear brothers and sisters)- Widely used by politicians and activists whilst addressing audiences"

""Nagorik Shakti" (Citizen Power)- Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate and Managing Director of Grameen Bank in 2007"

""De grondwet is geen vodje papier." – (The constitution is not some silly piece of paper.) – Leo Tindemans – 1978"

""Je moet de problemen alleen oplossen als ze zich stellen" – ("You only have to solve problems when they present themselves") – Jean-Luc Dehaene"

""Vijf minuten politieke moed" – ("Five minutes of political courage") – Yves Leterme"

""Sire, geef mij honderd dagen" – (Sire, give me 100 days) – Jean-Luc Dehaene – 1988"

""Wie gelooft die mensen nog?" - (Who is still believing those people?) - Yves Leterme"

""Il n' y a pas de Belges" – (There are no Belgians) – Jules Destrée – 1912"

""La Belgique de papa" - (Daddy’s Belgium) - Gaston Eyskens - 1970"

""Il y a un parfum de crise" - (Crisis hangs in the air) - Francis Delpérée - 2007"

""Hay que pasar el invierno." ("We have to endure through winter.") — Said in 1960 by Minister of Economy Álvaro Alsogaray, referring to the hardships required to get through the economic troubles in the country at a time of wanting of gas."