Political Quotes · Page 187

Democracy is the only game in town. The problem is [when] people start to believe that it is not a game worth…

— Ivan Krastev

The question of receiving the immigrant is an ethical issue that becomes a political issue.

— Ruben Martinez

Political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries.

— Ayn Rand

I have my own political views and ideologies, but will not enter politics for sure.

— Sreenivasan

In politics, as in fishing, you don't have to be a genius. You just have to be smarter than the fish.

— Ze'ev Chafets

Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist.

— Youssou N'Dour

I'm as far outside of the mainstream political establishment as you can get.

— Kane

You dont have to be a political genius to sniff the smell of blood in the water.

— Rich Galen

In the American political lexicon, 'change' always means more of the same: more government, more looting of Americans, more inflation, more police-state…

— Ron Paul

A judicial standard means that a judicious decision can be entirely correct, even when the result does not line up with our…

— Orrin Hatch

If I was misogynist, would I hire a woman as my CEO? Probably not. I grew up in Denmark, for crying out…

— Bjarke Ingels

If not met promptly and decidedly, the two portions of the Union will gradually become thoroughly alienated, when no alternative will be…

— John C. Calhoun

A lot of political people, especially people on the left, have forgotten the importance of humor as an incredible weapon, and a…

— Michael Moore

This is not a legitimate congressional exercise. This is not a fact-finding hearing. This is theater. This is a charade. This is…

— Hakeem Jeffries

The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who…

— Caroline Kennedy

There's people coming in who've never done any politics at all, who've never been in a trade union, they've never been in…

— Susan George

There was a deliberate decision after the failure of the League of Nations to make the next attempt to establish a global…

— Richard A. Falk

Well the protester I think is a very powerful thing. It's basically a mechanism of democracy that, along with capitalism, scientific innovation,…

— Bill Gates

Any issue, including political, economic and religious activities human beings pursue in this world, should be fully understood before we pass our…

— Dalai Lama

Poets are political, they have to be reflections of their times [because] they're living in their times... Poetry is political in that…

— John Cusack

I think the idea of freedom or liberty is really misused for political reasons, but it's something that resonates with people to…

— Shepard Fairey

Schools should be democratic public spheres. They should be places that educate people to be informed, to learn how to govern rather…

— Henry Giroux

For me, in those days, the great question was: Does God exist? Or doesn't God exist? Can we, by an attitude of…

— Ingmar Bergman

But cool and candid people will at once reflect, that the purest of human blessings must have a portion of alloy in…

— James Madison

The real art of governing consists, so far as possible, in doing nothing.

— Laozi

Immigration is the most explosive issue I've seen in my political career.

— Mark McKinnon

Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs of the powers that be.

— Thor Heyerdahl

Stay away from national polls. They are always an illusion. They will always trick you into stupid political behavior.

— Rick Wilson

I really didn't come from a political family. I didn't come from, like, a political world. It wasn't tribal for me.

— Wes Moore

Public Interest is a term used by every politician to support his ideas.

— W. M. Kiplinger

The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny.

— Milton Friedman

I've always been politically minded, you know, and against the status quo.

— John Lennon

Pledge allegiance to your principles, your family, your faith, but don't be foolish enough to pledge allegiance to a gang of thieves.

— Llewellyn Rockwell

I heard a political message in rock music. A liberation message. A message of freedom. I heard it in Elvis' voice.

— Bruce Springsteen

The security intended to the general liberty consists in the frequent election and in the rotation of the members of Congress.

— James Madison

We know the problems… and we know the solution; sustainable development. The issue is the political will

— Tony Blair

It [the Euro] is a decisive step towards ever closer political and institutional union in Europe. Above all, it is political.

— Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Street art, of course, is political, because it's illegal, so the very act of doing it is an act of defiance.

— Shepard Fairey

The political elite prefers to see criminals as victims in need of therapy and TLC.

— Munira Mirza

Political job is not a business job but it is a job of the people who have generous heart who want to…

— Khem Veasna