The ability to change one's views without losing one's seat is the mark of a great politician. — Mo Udall Copy Share Image
Politics is all about trust. Trust is like the soul: once gone, it never returns. — Esther McVey Copy Share Image
It's not up to the government to regulate everybody's life and lifestyle. — Bruce Bickford Copy Share Image
Political parties serve to keep each other in check, one keenly watching the other. — Henry Clay Copy Share Image
I have flatly refused to be conned by Jyoti Basu and his corrupt government. — Mamata Banerjee Copy Share Image
People who directly incite political violence are leaving the guardrails of constitutional democracy. — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
In the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi. — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Every state that addresses climate change emboldens the others, just as shifting public attitudes embolden politicians and, arguably, the court system. — Ramez Naam Copy Share Image
I wake up most days with a vague feeling of doom - 'Dear God. Here I am again.' Then, when I read… — Bruce Robinson Copy Share Image
I was not a political animal; I could not toady up to the committee men, pour drinks down their necks at the… — Geoffrey Boycott Copy Share Image
Our government is printing money, and it's degrading the living standard of every person in America. It's the cause of frustration, anger,… — Steve Wynn Copy Share Image
“But what a way to do things-never to perform a decent action until you are kicked into it and the rest of… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
First they gerrymander us into one-party fiefs. Then they tell us they only care about the swing districts. Then they complain about… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
We will not put our sons in prison for political membership or resisting occupation, because occupation is the reason for the problem. — Said Seyam Copy Share Image
I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny-fear, ignorance, bigotry and… — Margaret Chase Smith Copy Share Image
The horn of dilemma of energy politics is what really drives concern about this energy in this country, at the gut level… — Rich Lowry Copy Share Image
Governments are deemed to succeed or fail by how well they make money go round, regardless of whether it serves any useful… — George Monbiot Copy Share Image
The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Businessmen should not put their finger in politics, because they tend to think only of their own self-interest. But I worry about… — Diego Della Valle Copy Share Image
Freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society, and… — John Locke Copy Share Image
Science is a victim of its own reductive metaphors: 'Big Bang,' 'selfish gene' and so on. Richard Dawkins' selfish gene fitted with… — Charles Jencks Copy Share Image
“The greater the bureaucratization of public life, the greater will be the attraction of violence. In a fully developed bureaucracy there is… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
Churchill the right-winger has been elevated to a status where you can't criticise him. People from the time remember him as an… — Ken Loach Copy Share Image
“We didn't actually overspend our budget. The allocation simply fell short of our expenditure.” — Keith Davis Copy Share Image
It's so much more fun to watch FOX when it's someone else being blitzed & sacked! — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur. — Katharine Hepburn Copy Share Image
Among people who have suffered, politics is never a pose adopted for its facile rectitude. — Norah Vincent Copy Share Image
There is no better example of the overreach of government than in environmental law. — Chris Stewart Copy Share Image
The family was not only the social unit, but also the unit of government. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The choice is yours: trust the government or trust Mother Nature.” — John Cannell, MD Copy Share Image
The old line of thought used to be that local government is the bush leagues. — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
No matter your religion, philosophy, or political beliefs, violence is not the way to achieve peace. — Nancy Mace Copy Share Image