There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience,… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
Of course, political leaders are much more ambitious than gangsters. The latter are content to take your money, whereas the former, besides… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
If we don't re-charge the American Brand, all future challenges - economic, social and political - are destined to be driven to… — Alan Siegel Copy Share Image
I like to tell the streets what the political climate is, and I like to tell any politicians that's listening what the… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
To the haranguers of the populace among the ancients, succeed among the moderns your writers of political pamphlets and news-papers, and your… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and… — Garrett Hardin Copy Share Image
You'll always see me at a political rally and the black strip club; I'm gonna represent smoking weed and supporting Trayvon Martin… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
The dominant, almost general, idea of revolution - particularly the Socialist idea - is that revolution is a violent change of social… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Editors and reporters are not as free and independent to invite a variety of opinions as they might think. They are free… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
History affords us many instances of the ruin of states, by the prosecution of measures ill suited to the temper and genius… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Have you ever wondered, perhaps, why opinions which the majority of people quite naturally hold are, if anyone dares express them publicly,… — Enoch Copy Share Image
We must try again to be alive to what the people of our country really long for in our national life: forgiveness… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
I understand it's seductive to use green technologies, for people who want to believe it. But it is a hoax in the… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Vice President Biden's surprising declaration of unqualified support for gay marriage seems to have forced President Obama into a public endorsement of… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
A masterly analysis of how political interests, economic circumstances, development strategies, and local history have shaped what are surprisingly different versions of… — Nancy Birdsall Copy Share Image
To be honest, I want readers to be wrung out. As a novelist, I don't have a political agenda or specific philosophy;… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
It almost seems like anyone who doesn't seem political in any way is at an advantage. It's almost like anti-politics. A stage… — Armando Iannucci Copy Share Image
There is a long American tradition of suspicion of concentrated economic power because of its tendency to corrupt government and turn it… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
John Kerry's newfound interest in fiscal discipline is a political gimmick that defies his 20-year record in the Senate and stands in… — Steve Schmidt Copy Share Image
As a society we can't live without moral considerations. We do have to protect the public good. And markets are not designed… — George Soros Copy Share Image
[Vladimir] Putin is an enemy of political dissent. The U.S. celebrates political dissent and the right for people to argue free from… — Benjamin E. Sasse Copy Share Image
Some of the most dramatic consequences of the Kosovo war are linked to the resumption of the arms race and the suicidal… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
I began to despise Lenin, even when I was in the first grade, not so much because of his political philosophy or… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
“Many times man looks and doesn't see, other times he hears and doesn't understand, and this is serious. Now, when this intellectual… — Frederico Rochaferreira Copy Share Image
The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments,… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
It would be some time before I fully realized that the United States sees little need for diplomacy. Power is enough. Only… — Boutros Boutros-Ghali Copy Share Image
The philosopher is in love with truth, that is, not with the changing world of sensation, which is the object of opinion,… — Plato Copy Share Image
Through exploitation of its influence over global financial affairs, the United States has been able to cover the costs of its hegemonic… — Robert Gilpin Copy Share Image
I've never done anything so political before. I've spent years shouting my mouth off about serious issues over dinner tables but never… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I don't use my money to gain political influence for my private interests, which is what many rich people do, and what,… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship… — Benazir Bhutto Copy Share Image
Sir, I think all Christians, whether Papists or Protestants, agree in the essential articles, and that their differences are trivial, and rather… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Political system is contrary to everything a feminine heart stands for. It lacks tenderness. It lacks poetry. It doesn't nurture. It doesn't… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
There is a serious tendency towards capitalism among the well-to-do peasants. This tendency will become rampant if we in the slightest way… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
What seems fair enough against a squalid huckster of bad liquor may take on a different face, if used by government determined… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
My understanding is that espionage means giving secret or classified information to the enemy. Since Snowden shared information with the American people,… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
People are very hungry for something new. I think they are interested in being called to be a part of something larger… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Raeder, the political admiral, stealthily built up the German Navy in defiance of the Versailles Treaty, and then put it to use… — Erich Raeder Copy Share Image
The problem of illegal migrants into India, particularly from Bangladesh has been a longstanding and vexed political and legal problem, particularly since… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image