Politics Quotes · Page 1,084

Plato says that the punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is, to live under the…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Go to any airport in this country and you’ll see how well our government is dealing with the terrible danger you’re in.…

— Ann Medlock

If you add up all the promises any politician makes, the math doesn't work. Hillary Clinton's math doesn't work; Donald's math probably…

— Wilbur Ross

How right politicians are to look upon their constituents as cattle! Anyone who has any experience of dealing with any class as…

— Aleister Crowley

“when you educate yourself about clitoredectomies, infibulation, forced prostitution, rape as a war tactic, patriarchal religions, women painters, filmmakers, poets, writers, activists,…

— Inga Muscio

One of the best predictors of policy around is Thomas Ferguson's investment theory of politics, as he calls it - very outstanding…

— Noam Chomsky

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art. ...because of the…

— Oscar Wilde

Gerrymandering at its essence is supposed to be used to reflect the changing geography to ensure representation. But we know that politics…

— Wayne Messam

“The three senior guys in the campaign,” an incredulous Bannon went on, “thought it was a good idea to meet with a…

— Michael Wolff

Under this administration, regulations are up and job creation is down. President Obama actually believes that as small business grows, the federal…

— Kelly Ayotte

“One true measure of progress in Afghanistan is the relationship between the government and the people. The more the villagers support the…

— Douglas Grindle

There is a reason for the affected profession of " anarchist sympathies" among Tories and grandees, and of " libertarian principles" by…

— Christopher Hitchens

It's important that we start conversations about changing the culture of sexual harassment and discrimination in politics, state capitols, and our larger…

— J. B. Pritzker

The political world is changing rapidly. What the establishment has learned, what the Democratic establishment, the Republican establishment, the media establishment, is…

— Bernie Sanders

Progressive visions pale and are smashed next to the normalization of market-driven government policies that wipe out pensions, eliminate quality health care,…

— Henry Giroux

“It is intellectually dishonest to present the Republican Party as the only supporter of Zionism and Israel. The Democrats, while posing as…

— Israel Shamir

“You know, they always say, “If you’re trying to meet someone, you may never find them. But it’s when you’re not looking,…

— Joseph Fink

This is very dangerous for us, as a society, and I think people deserve a politics of integrity that is not bought…

— Jill Stein

In the first place, it is obvious that not only is wealth concentrated in our times but an immense power and despotic…

— Pope Pius XI

“For politics is not just about things necessary and eternal, nor is it just a matter of good judgment in a given…

— Daniel Gross

While everyone is focused on security and civil liberties, Trump's Cabinet of billionaires will try to quietly push through even more extreme…

— Naomi Klein

Hussein praised his sons for putting up a brave fight, noting that U.S. forces had surrounded their compound with advanced weaponry, ground…

— Ann Coulter

The U.S. position on Jerusalem was not the reason why there hasn't been progress towards peace. The reason is that both the…

— Richard N. Haass

“Will it matter In 100 years who was right and who was wrong in our political arguments in our great nation? What…

— Timothy Pina

The governor of Texas was a real climate change, well, "skeptic" would be a nice way of phrasing it. Still, though, Texas…

— Michael Bloomberg

To straddle the middle ground and win elections, we have to be in charge of the political agenda. This can only be…

— Lee Kuan Yew

The last degree of honesty has always been, and is still considered incompatible with statesmanship. To hunger and thirst after righteousness has…

— Harriet Martineau

One of the difficulties of politics is that politicians are shocked by those who are really prepared to let their thinking reach…

— Richard Crossman

Political Economy, in truth, has never pretended to give advice to mankind with no lights but its own; though people who knew…

— John Stuart Mill

I do get a sense that there's a huge disconnect between the political powers and what's really happening, so right-wing conservatives can…

— Anna Quindlen

The people who run the country have enormous influence over the culture, politics, and the economics of the country. And increasingly, they…

— Charles Murray

All [zoos] actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless…

— H. L. Mencken

“Just remember,' a Marine Corps lieutenant colonel told me as he strapped his pistol belt under his arm before we crossed into…

— Chris Hedges

Political uncertainty around the world has more than doubled since the election of Trump. To find anything comparable we have to go…

— Nicholas Bloom

Whether you believe it or not, you have to understand the politics. In every script, there is a political bend that the…

— Abhishek Banerjee

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain…

— Mark Goodwin

To work for libertarianism - to oppose the growth of government and aid the liberation of the individual - used to be…

— Robert Anton Wilson

I believe that the role of limited government should be looking after the needs of veterans, the elderly, children and those institutions…

— Moby

They [Democratic Party ] did not do what they promised to do. And we're not going to end trade - that's very…

— Jeff Sessions

You know, I sure hope this alt-left movement doesn't succeed because, I sure don't want to live in a world where success…

— Trish Regan