all politics is local

== English == === Alternative forms === all politics are local === Etymology === Variously attributed to Associated Press Washington bureau chief Byron Price, said to have first used this term in 1932, and to Chicago writer Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936). Derivative of British English professor, Dr. Samuel Johnson's 18th Century aphorism, "All virtue is local". === Proverb === all politics is local (chiefly US, politics) Ultimately, constituents and voters are concerned most about issues that affect their personal lives and home communities, and they vote accordingly. 2002 May 20, David McKittrick (Ireland Correspondent), "Kerry kicks out former party leader and replaces him with former gun-runner," Independent (UK) (retrieved 17 Aug 2015): [A]ll politics is local and Kerry North is more local than most. In the electorate, the view is that Mr Ferris got in because . . . he has been an assiduous local councillor and constituency worker, painstakingly building up a formidable Sinn Fein machine that has delivered on local issues. 2007 Sept. 14, "Politics: John O'Toole (incumbent)," Toronto Star (Canada) (retrieved 17 Aug 2015): "All politics is local. I believe in a grassroots approach that is founded on strong representation for constituents." ==== Usage notes ==== Famously and often used by former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (during the Reagan administration) Tip O'Neill (1912-1994). === See also === === References === === Further reading === all politics is local on Wikipedia.Wikipedia