Political Quotes · Page 174

Politics is a way of ruling in divided societies without undue violence...politics is not just a necessary evil; it is a realistic…

— Bernard Crick

It is ironic that people of modest means sometimes become conservative out of a scarcity fear bred by the very capitalist system…

— Michael Parenti

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

— Kevin Bacon

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is…

— Bob Woodward

I'd like to think I'm going upriver in talking about world-view topics rather than particular political or controversial topics.

— Max Lucado

When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of political manipulation are sown.

— Stephen Jay Gould

A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving…

— Seamus Heaney

Political rights notwithstanding, 'freedom' rings awfully hollow when you're getting nickel-and-dimed to death in your everyday life.

— Ben Fountain

I studied art history and philosophy and took economics and political science classes. I just took whatever I wanted and I didn't…

— Sheila Heti

All art is political. Yes. Even the stuff that sounds like bubble-gum songs. I think all art is, by nature, intended to…

— Wadada Leo Smith

The political function of 'the right of free speech' is to protect dissenters and unpopular minorities from forcible suppression - not to…

— Ayn Rand

The only way change happens is when people become more significantly involved in the political process. We have to increase voter turnout…

— Bernie Sanders

Intelligent women make the mistake of assuming that if they hold a higher degree, they can hold their own in a political…

— Sherry Argov

Protected Voices aims to help political campaigns, private companies, and individuals protect themselves from foreign actors who want to hijack their message.

— Christopher A. Wray

For the political world, I have come to believe, is fundamentally beyond anyone's control, yet we all go on as though it…

— Arthur Miller

The parallel existence and mutual interaction of "state" and "market" in the modern world create "political economy"; without both state and market…

— Robert Gilpin

Liberalism makes this mistake in regard to private property and Marxism makes it in regard to socialized property... The Marxist illusion is…

— Reinhold Niebuhr

The polling data shows not an unbelievable level of concern [on climate issue] but a general awareness of this problem. And now…

— Bill McKibben

I am of opinion that national greatness is more for the advantage of private citizens, than any individual well-being coupled with public…

— Pericles

There is the case of Henry Kissinger who was a known scholar who later became the National Security Advisor to President Nixon…

— Alejandro Castro Espin

Ben Skinner's brains and courage take us into the belly of the beast and expose the ugly truth of modern slavery. Instead…

— Kevin Bales

Law enforcement does counter political extremism here in the United States in the exact same way that they do political extremists who…

— Malcolm Wrightson Nance

The most obvious ones inspiring me are probably women in political life. There are also many women in artistic endeavors, but if…

— Gloria Steinem

I don't know that I would say words are more political now, particularly after Donald Trump has come into office. I will…

— Kory Stamper

Responsible people work, earn, save, invest, make things better for self & family. Lefties call that "greed."

— Philip Schuyler

But I made him the Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security because that added an element of political espionage.

— Wes Craven

“The internet has become a political space. I think that is one of the most important developments in the past decade.”

— Julian Assange

'Game of Thrones' really is an amazing series. Political intrigue, and then they throw in a little magic. I mean, it's got…

— Rick Harrison

Democracy is not a form of government. It is a political philosophy that can be embodied in various systems of government.

— John Allen Fraser

Virginians are absolutely rejecting this partisan, divisive politics that's been the trademark of Terry McAuliffe's 43 year political career.

— Glenn Youngkin

Truthfulness has never been counted among the political virtues, and lies have always been regarded as justifiable tools in political dealings.

— Hannah Arendt

'Leader' is a political drama. It's the story of a character who understands what the people want.

— Rana Daggubati

When politics are used to allocate resources, the resources all end up being allocated to politics.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Political debate is of no interest to me. What I want are practical solutions.

— Carole Bouquet

The major political event of the twentieth century is the death of socialism.

— Irving Kristol

There's a lot of anger in 'Queen of Denmark,' and that's me getting political.

— John Grant

There is literally no such thing as an idea that cannot be expressed well and articulately to today's voters in thirty seconds.

— Dick Morris

There can be no political reform and democracy in any Arab country without accepting that political Islam is a part of it.

— Jamal Khashoggi

Yes, a dictator can be loved. Provided that the masses fear him at the same time. The crowd love strong men. The…

— Benito Mussolini

At the political level, most Jews and most Catholics have accepted the liberal idea of religious freedom.

— David Novak