I believe that in time we will have reached the point where we will deserve to be free of government. — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
Policy changes like what you desire come from our politicians. So let them know what you think. — Michelle Singletary Copy Share Image
If I represent the world as it is as harmonious, that's a political position. — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
“From DW: I got it. “Here's the thing,” I said. "I'm not going to be the government's bitch.” — Tamara Rose Blodgett Copy Share Image
Congress has powers, and they are an important check on the other branches of government. — Nancy Mace Copy Share Image
Unlike the federal government, most states don't have the option of running a deficit. — Marcia Angell Copy Share Image
The rise of populist parties such as the Five Star Movement in Italy and the Front National in France are rocking the… — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share Image
I never felt comfortable with making political decisions based on whether, you know, it was the right thing to do in terms… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
Always and everywhere, the only serious political issue is what the state should and should not do. All the rest distracts. — Llewellyn Rockwell Copy Share Image
All politicians know that every 'temporary' political initiative promised as a short-term poultice stays on the books forever. — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
I was a political reporter for quite some time, so I followed around all sorts of different politicians. — Jim Lynch Copy Share Image
The Iraqis sat down for talks on how to put together a post-war government. They would have sat down yesterday, but somebody… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
We have never stopped sin by passing laws; and in the same way, we are not going to take a great moral… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Our democracy is predicated on the belief that our government should be accessible by the people. We cannot allow ourselves to give… — Erik Paulsen Copy Share Image
“Mass famines still strike some areas from time to time, but they are exceptional, and they are almost always caused by human… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Since 2001, the U.S. government has abandoned its role as a champion of human rights and has perpetrated terrible and illegal abuses… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“Thailand has announced that a contract to sell more than a million tonnes of rice to China has been cancelled. The Ministry… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Buddhism doesn't really have much time for political mass-movements. We are so trained to think of politics in terms of acting collectively,… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
“The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life...The government does not, indeed,… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Government systems suffer from two weaknesses. They are complex. And they are slow. We need to change this. Our systems need to… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
The members of a body-politic call it "the state" when it is passive, "the sovereign" when it is active, and a "power"… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
Stripped of all its covering, the naked question is, whether ours is a federal or consolidated government; a constitutional or absolute one;… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image