All political institutions are manifestations and materializations of power; they petrify and decay as soon as the living power of the people… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
If you're going to have any kind of political opposition in the 21st century, then it has to be as fundamentally liquid… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
The thing I love about political interviews is, if you're really prepared, you can make great headway because these are the people… — Soledad O'Brien Copy Share Image
When you pay for something, it's not just buying something from the store. You are actually supporting the political and economic structures… — Severn Cullis-Suzuki Copy Share Image
I don't think political reform is likely to succeed. [Senators Tom] Udall and [Ron] Wyden, on the intelligence committee, have been sounding… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
“Most politicians are corrupt as they do not represent the masses that voted for them, but rather they choose to return numerous… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
There's been an Israeli position, which is 'We love Mubarak,' that permeates their whole society, the political class. That certainly differs from… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and… — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
It's a sign of respect and connection to learn the name of someone else, a sign of disrespect to ignore it. And… — Robin Wall Kimmerer Copy Share Image
Reaching a general understanding that sustainability is the ultimate issue will finally bring us face-to-face with the political challenge of forging a… — Gaylord Nelson Copy Share Image
[T]he central problem of government is a religious one; and anyone who assumes that he can form his political beliefs without consulting… — H. Verlan Andersen Copy Share Image
Construction of the first gas pipeline system was started during the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, and for all… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The Fascist State lays claim to rule in the economic field no less than in others; it makes its action felt throughout… — Benito Mussolini Copy Share Image
People of good character are not all going to come down on the same side of difficult political and social issues. Good… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
It (the Chinese move to embrace capitalism in 1989) is a mirror of the corporatist state first pioneered in Chile under Pinochet:… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
I don't believe that the Democratic party has anything to do with the Left. We have two political parties in the US:… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Rights are either God-given as part of the divine plan, or they are granted by government as part of the political plan.… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
One hundred years ago, visionary political leaders from the Progressive Era established a system of national forests and parks in our country… — Eban Goodstein Copy Share Image
On Twitter, Donald Trump has called me a "poor journalist, stupid, a very dumb guy, the dumbest political commentator on television, and… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Man is a means and not an end, and he is a means to economic or political ends which are not really… — Christopher Dawson Copy Share Image
At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister. Over and above… — Harold Wilson Copy Share Image
Mere political reform will not cure the manifold evils which now afflict society. There requires a social reform, a domestic reform, an… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
We must first note that economic factors are taken into account in a world in which ignorance, prejudice, and mental confusion, encouraged… — Ronald Coase Copy Share Image
Obviously I do have political views - I'm a believer in the free-market economy; I also believe that without competition and respect… — Pavel Durov Copy Share Image
Art doesn't have the stench of a community program. It's transcendent. It is transcendent of morality and transcendent of political position. It… — Kirsha Kaechele Copy Share Image
It is our great collective misfortune that the scientific community made its decisive diagnosis of the climate threat at the precise moment… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
What distinguishes genocide from murder, and even from acts of political murder that claim as many victims, is the intent. The crime… — Philip Gourevitch Copy Share Image
When political correctness first started coming around, it ruined Andrew Dice Clay and Eddie Murphy's stand-up career. Sam Kinison died at just… — Artie Lange Copy Share Image
Terrorism doesn't just blow up buildings; it blasts every other issue off the political map. The spectre of terrorism - real and… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
The essence of what exists in the U.S. is not democracy but capitalism - imperialism. What the U.S. spreads around the world… — Bob Avakian Copy Share Image
Without the means to prevent, and to control the timing of, conception, economic and political rights have limited meaning for women. If… — Alice S Rossi Copy Share Image
I never like to get political, but when you have the ability, through your media, to influence a large mass of people,… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share Image
Almost every byelection is described by breathless commentators as the most important since Norwich/Hillhead/Orpington, but there is no requirement for political parties… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is that the Democrat is a cannibal, they live off each other, while the… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Conservative political opinion in America cleaves to the tradition of the judge as passive interpreter, believing that his absolute loyalty to authoritative… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
I believe it is imperative to see modern English grammar as a rich and diverse linguistic system deposited on our [England's] shores… — Robert Burchfield Copy Share Image
I know people want to run for public office, for mayor, for city council. These are people who now want to change… — Jonathan Tasini Copy Share Image
Like the battleships of old, omnibus programs present too tempting a target, too easily destroyed by a single attack, to make it… — Dick Morris Copy Share Image
The nation-state is becoming less and less competent to perform its international political tasks... These are some of the reasons pressing us… — Nelson Rockefeller Copy Share Image
What's fascinating about doing comedy about the referendum is, because it is the first time, it is the most extraordinary atmosphere. You… — Rory Bremner Copy Share Image