I have been a lot of 'firsts' on the national political stage, including the first African American congressman from the Bay Area… — Ron Dellums Copy Share Image
We can be seduced...by powerful political groups that promise more wealth and lower taxes. Those with power can use clever, psychological tricks… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
“The rhythm, the dance, the choreography driven through us by any sound, may not be nothing. And it isn't nothing, it is… — Frederico Rochaferreira Copy Share Image
The implementation measures of both Covenants, but especially those of the Covenant concerning civil and political rights, were considerably weakened to the… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
For those of us who can't be active on the front lines - and this will be most of us - our… — Lierre Keith Copy Share Image
The letter writers span the spectrum from left to right. Members say they don't want this to become a partisan political issue.… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
There is existing in man, a mass of sense lying in a dormant state. The construction of government ought to be such… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
For longer than I've been involved in the political process, the Republican establishment has claimed to want to provide an alternative for… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
My stories usually begin with the characters and some elements of how power (personal, political, magical) functions in the world. The rest… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
An ethic of maternalism was central to the utopianism of 19th century feminists. I don't think that today's women see motherhood as… — Clare Wright Copy Share Image
Incidentally, I am intrigued by how many European and Latin American writers expressed their political views in the columns they routinely wrote… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
If allowed to continue, this process will turn the United States into a declining, unfair society with an impoverished, angry, uneducated population… — Charles Ferguson Copy Share Image
I don't feel that there is anything deep in the political culture that prevents "educating the masses." I'm old enough to recall… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills,… — Thomas Ehrlich Copy Share Image
The question is, how do you stop the power elite from doing as much damage to you as possible? That comes through… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
Now, part of the problem with the climate debate is that so much gas board language like that [the IPCC's language] has… — Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley Copy Share Image
I've always been very interested in political violence. When I finished high school, I did a small dissertation about political violence and… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of Barack Obama. I think he carries a heavier burden and is held to a greater and higher… — Chris Carter Copy Share Image
Would you respect a God you could comprehend? And yet very often thatÂ’s what we want - a God who reflects our… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
For it is precisely because certain groups have no representation in a number of recognized political structures that their position tends to… — Kate Millett Copy Share Image
Lesbian humor isn't trying to sell anything, it doesn't have to sell out. Coming out as a lesbian onstage is still a… — Kate Clinton Copy Share Image
How could such a destructive man [referring to Bush] be so popular with the American people?... Not only is he poisoning our… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
The fact is that we as a party at the Republican National Committee registered 3.4 million new voters in the past two… — Ed Gillespie Copy Share Image
There have been many instances of people combining the political life with the spiritual life, a life of constant self-examination. Gandhi was… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
On domestic policy, one of the major stories in American politics has been the growing ideological and political self-confidence of the Democratic… — Peter Beinart Copy Share Image
When a finished work of 20th century sculpture is placed in an 18th century garden, it is absorbed by the ideal representation… — Robert Smithson Copy Share Image
I think anyone who wants the social, political and economic equality for women can call themselves a feminist. It does get trickier,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
According to our constitution, political emigres have the right to reside on our territory. We accord them the right of asylum, the… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
Many reporters, when they go to work in the nation's capital, begin thinking of themselves as participants in the political process instead… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
America's government is not even aware of the gap between its commitments and action, because almost nobody in authority understands the actions… — Jeffrey Sachs Copy Share Image
Only six percent of films are made by women. And so in that that paradigm, a woman making a film at all… — Deborah Kampmeier Copy Share Image
It is knowledge that influences and equalizes the social condition of man; that gives to all, however different their political position, passions… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Collectivism, as an intellectual power and a moral ideal, is dead. But freedom and individualism, and their political expression, capitalism, have not… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I may have to shop with them. But on Sunday I don't want to have to worship with them. I want to… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
When a minister or a clergyman takes seriously unfashionable Christian doctrines which condemn sex outside marriage, homosexuality, abortion, and feminism, and injects… — Benjamin Hart Copy Share Image
Seeing ongoing political reforms that have a real impact on people all over the world is extremely satisfying. But we want every… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
International economic and political sanctions on Iran, as crucial as they may be, are only an initial step, and must be dramatically… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Disease-carrying thoughts swarm and multiply in the dark and twisted labyrinths of our minds, and all that is needed is a mob… — Romain Gary Copy Share Image
Why would twenty-six-year-old "teenagers" care about political ramifications if their backs are not up against the wall? But if their backs are… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I'm not going to be part of looking at information only partially. I'm not going to be part of just coming to… — Max Cleland Copy Share Image
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