Political Quotes · Page 89

No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.

— A. J. P. Taylor

I would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the best candidate able to lead the country and defend our…

— John McCain

Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.

— Nelson Mandela

I'm not very comfortable being an actorvist so to get to do something that I believe in is a much more comfortable…

— Allison Janney

It's not unusual to find big political shifts that take place beneath the surface before they're visible above the surface.

— Al Gore

A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying…

— Carl T. Rowan

“true power stemmed not from physical strength but from political leverage.”

— Dan Brown

Political leaders will only undertake bold climate initiatives if they know the American people want it.

— Frances Beinecke

My idea of art is, you write something that makes people feel so strongly that they get some conviction about who they…

— Mary Karr

The crucial fact to realize about all the powerful machinery of the Corporate State - its laws, structure, political system - is…

— Charles A. Reich

I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I…

— Simon Cowell

My work is always a ready-made... cultural, political, or social, and also it could be art - to make people re-look at…

— Ai Weiwei

The horror of Gandhi's murder lies not in the political motives behind it or in its consequences for Indian policy or for…

— Mary McCarthy

I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move. One does not uproot thousands of people…

— Norman Lamm

The nation demands a movement which has written upon its banner the internal and external national freedom that it will act as…

— Franz von Papen

No one talks about the real ethics disaster in Washington. It's that many members of Congress will listen to any argument against…

— Ron Paul

We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is…

— Kofi Annan

I've always believed that a speculative bubble need not lead to a recession, as long as interest rates are cut quickly enough…

— Paul Krugman

It's not the Church that has made the issue of marriage a matter of federal law. Those who are vigorously advocating for…

— Lance B. Wickman

There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and…

— J. Robert Oppenheimer

Social movements throughout history take place in people's minds. If we got 5,000 Americans who were talking about climate change to their…

— Margaret D. Klein

To know what Fascism really is we must first of all know what it is we are fighting, what the Fascist regimes…

— George Seldes

The catch-all phrase "the war on terrorism", in all honesty, has no more meaning than if one wants to wage a war…

— Ron Paul

Chess computers do not sweat during time pressure and commit costly blunders. Furthermore, the strength of these programs (over and above their…

— Ira Carmen

Unquestionably, American political rhetoric can be repugnant, and the Right can certainly be as guilty as the Left.

— John Podhoretz

What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Political stability was at most a factor in assessing developing countries or Russia. It is now also an issue in Western democracies.

— Nicholas Bloom

I have always defined political correctness as an elevation of sensitivity over truth.

— Bill Maher

I don't think my forte will be political sketches, but I'd like to fine-tune that where maybe someday I could write one.

— Heidi Gardner

If Democrats in Washington haven't got enough sense to own the issue of political reform, I give up on them entirely.

— Molly Ivins

You can't get something for nothing. Everybody remembers this except politicians.

— P. J. O'Rourke

We've never been political, and our fans like us that way. Music is supposed to be fun. But we do drop a…

— Pepa

I'm not registered to any party. I don't really play in the political world. I'm really more interested in getting things done.

— Gary Sinise

Because, you know, you're in Utah. And because of its political conservatism, if you can make it there, you can make it…

— Robert Redford

Policies that support families aren't political issues. They're personal. They're the causes I carry with me every single day.

— Michelle Obama

I never think that anything I'm writing is bluntly political in any way. I'm not going for commentary.

— Barbara Kingsolver

There was never in my mind a desire to give in on the subject of freeing the political prisoners.

— Robert Bourassa

I haven't made a political statement in quite a long time because, frankly, they get repeated, changed.

— Tom Selleck

The strongest continuous thread in America's political tradition is skepticism about government.

— George Will

Because of my political views, I've been targeted as a lightning rod, someone who's too far out there.

— John Turner