Movements have narratives. They tell stories, because they are not just about rearranging economics and politics. They also rearrange meaning. And they're… — Marshall Ganz Copy Share Image
Whatever your political leanings, it is disturbing that federal authorities were spying on emails and other private communications between President Donald Trump… — Miranda Devine Copy Share Image
What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, a body charged… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
I saw a threat in Saddam Hussein. Members of the United States Congress from both political parties saw that same threat. The… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
If, as we decided in Munich, there will be a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian assistance can flow into Syria - then… — Adel al-Jubeir Copy Share Image
It's fine to talk about politics with people you agree with. But it is rude to argue about politics with people you… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
“History is, after all, something that happened to people. No 'force' whether economic or political can act except as it acts through… — Priscilla Smith Robertson Copy Share Image
In the United States, the political system is a very marginal affair. There are two parties, so-called, but they're really factions of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
To the extent that our political dialogue is such where everything is under suspicion, everybody is corrupt and everybody is doing things… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Mankind is supposed to have evolved in the treetops. But I have examined my sense of balance, the prehensility of my various… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I think that poetry is an act of celebration, that anytime you're writing a poem, it means that you're celebrating something, even… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
For the United States, our political system is clearly distorted. We have gerrymandering so that there is a situation where a million… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Barack Obama has brought glamour back to American politics - not the faux glamour-by-association of campaigning with movie stars or sailing with… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
The statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Why did the consensus of Christian churches not only accept these astonishing views but establish them as the only true form of… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
All of the government's monetary, economic and political power, as well as its extensive propaganda machinery, will be enlisted in a constant… — Irwin Schiff Copy Share Image
Thought ... is still possible, and no doubt actual, wherever men live under the conditions of political freedom. Unfortunately ... no other… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
True Sufism is resistance: spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural, political and economic resistance. It cannot be, for sure, supporting dictators. — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
When I was 5, my father was very much my hero. And he ran for political office in a very thankless campaign… — Howard Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence,… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I would consider myself simply a critic of the market economy. My standard isn't primarily political. First of all, it's ecological. And… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I understand why political leaders in the beginning want to be cheerleaders to generate optimism. But to admit that they didn't understand… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
I don't think we can depend on Congress. In the American political system - we have been brought up to believe that… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
It is human nature to be shortsighted and to lose momentum to make changes once the story is out of the headlines… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on… — George W. Romney Copy Share Image
The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions. — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
I still think people like to hear from someone's heart and how they really feel than the old political rhetoric trying to… — Joe Arpaio Copy Share Image
Some soldier will say, 'You know, sir, you and I have some political disagreements, but I'm glad you came all the way… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
While Haiti has recently celebrated more than 200 years of independence from French colonial rule, the citizens of the island remain vulnerable… — Eliot Engel Copy Share Image
Courts in America seem to be so political, and it would be so great for our justice system if they would be… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
When an issue becomes a vital part of a political agenda, as is the case with climate, then the politically desired position… — Richard Lindzen Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated how owning something, especially something as big as a home, can affect your political leanings. Home ownership spawns thoughts of… — Kirby Wright Copy Share Image
We're telling small-business owners that not only are we going to raise their costs by a buck and a quarter, but we're… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
When one of us dies of cancer, loses her mind, or commits suicide, we must not blame her for her inability to… — Ana Castillo Copy Share Image
The Senate needs to leave enough money in the proposed budget to not only reduce all marginal rates, but to eliminate the… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
What my campaign is about is a political revolution - millions of people standing up and saying, enough is enough. Our government… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Though I knew so far as Anarchism was concerned I was backing a lost cause, it didn't seem to matter as every… — Albert Meltzer Copy Share Image
As long as the decent people refuse to believe that morality must manifest itself in every sphere of human activity, including the… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
A lot of times, especially when it comes to political debates, people get caught up in esoteric statistics. So the realest thing… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
