Politics Quotes · Page 278

An honest politician is one who when he is bought will stay bought.

— Simon Cameron

I'm not a political comedian. That's just not what I do.

— Louis C. K

Our government works best when it represents the needs of the American people, not special interests.

— Lucy McBath

People are tired of seeing politicians as all talk and no action.

— Donald Trump

Don't sacrifice your political convictions for the convenience of the hour.

— Edward Kennedy

I'm not giving up politics entirely - I'm just giving up leadership of a political party.

— Nigel Farage

I have nothing to do with politics. I came here [Yugoslavia] to play chess and nothing else.

— Bobby Fischer

Politicians against gay marriage now, are the future villains of our American History books.

— Natalie Maines

“...that ambiguous area of culture where something unfailingly political, though separate from the political choices of the day, infiltrates judgment and language.”

— Roland Barthes

In liberal logic, if life is unfair then the answer is to turn more tax money over to politicians, to spend in…

— Thomas Sowell

I began a conversation with the heads of our esteemed department of political science, and instantly I concluded, 'Hopelessly incompetent!

— Ira Carmen

The world is changing rapidly, and our government needs to move more quickly to transform how we operate to have the greatest…

— Ned Lamont

Every politician in the world is all for revolution, reason, and disarmament-but only in enemy countries, not in his own.

— Hermann Hesse

Politicians... say what they say - you might get every now and again a genuine one, innit? But I think people, like,…

— Dizzee Rascal

I don't want to talk politics, but what I do say is I believe in rules and laws, and if you come…

— Mo Farah

The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments.

— George Mason

The leftists are constantly whining and moaning about all the money in politics. They want campaign finance reform, right? They want to…

— Rush Limbaugh

I believe to go along to get along is unpatriotic. I believe that agreeing with your government on everything they do is…

— Jesse Ventura

For twelve successive Congresses we have appeared before committees of the two Houses making this plea, that the underlying principle of our…

— Susan B. Anthony

“Making the rich poorer does not make the poor richer, but it does make the state stronger—and it does increase the power…

— Keith Joseph

In the first place, the government ought not to be invested with power to control the affections, any more than the consciences…

— Lydia M. Child

Education must be taken out of the hands of rich illiterates, third rate politicians, and put where it belongs: in the care…

— Katherine Anne Porter

Early rising is also essential to the good government of a family. A late breakfast deranges the whole business of the day,…

— Mary Randolph

The press of this countrty is now and always has been so thoroughly dominated by the wealthy few of the country that…

— E. W. Scripps

I've never been an MP in government unfortunately and only know what it's like to be in opposition.

— Luciana Berger

Withholding of payment of taxes is one of the quickest methods of overthrowing a government.

— Mahatma Gandhi

There's a dance of mutual destruction going on between the media and politicians.

— Carmen Lawrence

My political beliefs are my moral, quasi-religious framework.

— Ken Livingstone

Politics aside, it will be hard for any new liberal radio network to outdo the professionalism of NPR.

— Paul Weyrich

Surely nobody would be a charlatan, who could afford to be sincere.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“An anarchist government somehow creates an impression in the hearts of citizens that no one cares.”

— Amit Kalantri

I am in politics because I have a strong belief in the equal worth of every child.

— Ruth Kelly

Politics is a thankless occupation; I have no interest in it at all.

— Ben Stein

Politics now is rather like going into Starbucks for a coffee.

— Rory Bremner

“If you want to get men to act reasonably, you must set about persuading them in a maniacal manner.”

— Aldous Huxley

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

— Tacitus

We have a lot of politicians who have really small brains and really big hearts.

— Rand Paul

People in Silicon Valley are starting to realize politics is not a toy.

— Shervin Pishevar

My sensibility has never been political. The things I find funny are generally apolitical.

— Tim Dillon

Essentially, filmmakers have to be free and not directed by power or politicians.

— Costa-Gavras