There's been real hostility toward political poetry in the U.S., hostility or, at best, incomprehension. I'm speaking of those who have institutional… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
My life was transformed by the Labour government of 1945. It was transformative for millions of people like me, you know -… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
“Any government that presumes to direct how its people relate to ultimate truths either believes it is the only guide to those… — Timothy Shah Copy Share Image
The only things government can do are regulate and redistribute, prohibit and penalize, confiscate and command. Are these the things that liberty… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
“The major problem— one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
We want to reduce the size of government in half as a percentage of GNP over the next 25 years. We want… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
It is true that liberty is not free, nor is it easy. But tyranny - even varying degrees of it - is… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
I hear the wind blowing across the desert and I see the moons of a winter night rising like great ships in… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
In the story ["The Pyramid and the Ass"] there's this war against the so-called Buddhist Terrorists. As we find out, they're not… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
Political poetry is the hardest thing to write because you cannot preach to the converted, and if you're only seeking to convert,… — Mary Jo Salter Copy Share Image
If our free society is to endure, those who govern must recognize human dignity and accept the enforcement of constitutional limitations on… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
While approximately one in every 400 children and adolescents have Type I diabetes; recent Government reports indicate that one in every three… — Tim Holden Copy Share Image
I don't care what you do - baseball or politics - George W. Bush is always going to be compared to his… — Andy Van Slyke Copy Share Image
The State is not, as many political scientists would make it, an inanimate thing; it consists of people, human beings, each of… — Frank Chodorov Copy Share Image
As a political weapon, it has helped me for 30 years defend the rights of American blacks and third-world people all over… — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
“For while this year it may be a Catholic against whom the finger of suspicion is pointed, in other years it has… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The signers of the Declaration of Independence did not pledge their fortunes and sacred honor so the federal government could play 'helicopter… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
I've started several small businesses myself and know that it is tough out there for the little guy in the global economy.… — Jared Polis Copy Share Image
Politicians nowadays treat Americans like medical orderlies treat Alzheimer's patients, telling them anything that will keep them subdued. It doesn't matter what… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
“So how did it come to this? Why did the Australian government have to provide a protection visa for José on the… — steve cannane Copy Share Image
Westminster politics is very unattractive, and people are channelling political energy into more inward questioning - there are a lot of musicians… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
Nothing is done. Everything in the world remains to be done or done over. The greatest picture is not yet painted, the… — Lincoln Steffens Copy Share Image
The first thing I would do is create one office that controlled all of pro tennis so you had one central voice… — Jim Courier Copy Share Image
When the doctrine of allegiance to party can utterly up-end a man's moral constitution and make a temporary fool of him besides,… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“When we seek to understand liberty, equality, progress, constitutional governance, separation of church and state, and the meaning of the American Revolution,… — R.B. Bernstein Copy Share Image
In September 1942 the U.S. government purchased 58,575 acres of wilderness in eastern Tennessee. Soon there was a town, Oak Ridge, and… — George Will Copy Share Image
The American people owe it to themselves, and to the cause of free Government, to prove by their establishments for the advancement… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Our nation is too different, too diverse to say that what works in Massachusetts is somehow going to be grabbed by the… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Economic problems have no sharp edges. They shade off imperceptibly into politics, sociology, and ethics. Indeed, it is hardly an exaggeration to… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
The most powerful recent innovation in government is when states aggressively use community colleges for retraining. In Michigan, where large numbers of… — Jennifer Granholm Copy Share Image
“It is a fundamental principle of American democracy that laws should not be public only when it is convenient for government officials… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the… — Kamla Persad-Bissessar Copy Share Image
“When politicians like Sen. Joseph Lieberman target video game violence, perhaps it is to distract attention from the material conditions that give… — Henry Jenkins Copy Share Image
“The public's abiding fascination with flaying saucers, C.G. Jung suggests, 'may be a spontaneous reaction of the subconscious to fear of the… — Ken Hollings Copy Share Image
It seemed like after the 80s and 90s there came a sort of weird time in politics, where something like Spitting Image… — Armando Iannucci Copy Share Image
I cannot disagree with you that having something like 500 economists is extremely unhealthy. As you say, it is not conducive to… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
We are not a religious people, but we are a nation of politicians. We do not care for the Bible, but we… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Come election time, black and white politicians put on their costumes of compassion and care, shake black hands, kiss black babies, sing… — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
“Philip May is known in politics as a man who has taken a back seat and allowed his wife, Theresa, to shine.”… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
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