Do not trust governments more than governments trust their own people. — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance. — Harold Macmillan Copy Share Image
“[A] resistance that dispenses with consolations is always stronger than one which relies on them.” — Perry Anderson Copy Share Image
Government works best under the glare of public scrutiny. Absent such scrutiny, abuses occur. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
Corruption is the enemy of development, and of good governance. It must be got rid of. Both the government and the people… — Pratibha Patil Copy Share Image
“Without government planning, economic resources and scientific research, individuals will not get far in their quest for happiness.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
If there is a form of government, then, whose principle and foundation is virtue, will not every sober man acknowledge it better… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Russian politics was focused for too long on fixing past mistakes - fixing the mistakes made in the 1990s. — Sergey Karaganov Copy Share Image
“C.H.R.I.S.T.I.A.N.I.T.Y.: it’s not so much the thing itself, but the side effects that kill you – the opportunistic infections of misinterpretation and… — Trebor Healey Copy Share Image
We think of ourselves as virulently anti-establishment, particularly 'anti-' the permanent political class. — Steve Bannon Copy Share Image
“Nice mix of Tory MPs saying this issue shouldn't be used for petty political pointscoring, & Tory MPs trying to score petty… — Andy Zaltzman Copy Share Image
“extremists at both ends of the political continuum have more in common with each other than they do with the vast majority… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I don't feel ashamed of my wife's political background, and I don't think she should either. I feel that the people who… — Stephen Rea Copy Share Image
When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good,… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
I am a breast cancer survivor. I was intrigued to learn how many people prefer to talk to someone if they are… — Diahann Carroll Copy Share Image
To save the banks from making losses that would wipe out their net worth, you'll have to get rid of Social Security.… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
Make America Great Again was a political slogan. It was used before, I believe Ronald Reagan used it before. It was about… — Tyrus Copy Share Image
I think you're a much happier person if you say 'Even if I get involved in politics, I'm only doing so in… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
“With the rum bottle empty, Marsh had moved on to the Guinness in the kitchen cupboard. After a bottle and a half,… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“In “Stealth,” his unpublished 2003 report on Charles’s political development, Coppin suggests that Charles harbored a hatred of the government so intense… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
It's widely accepted that it is reasonable for a government to use tax policy to change behaviour. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
I come from a past of addition, so I didn't pay much attention to politics. — Mike Lindell Copy Share Image
A no deal Brexit would be a complete failure by the government to negotiate for Britain. — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
Harlem has always been the nexus of music, politics, culture, criminal figures. — Cheo Hodari Coker Copy Share Image
Aristocracy and exclusiveness tend to final overthrow, in language as in politics. — William Dwight Whitney Copy Share Image
I was very engaged in my communities throughout college, but I never thought of it as political. — Michelle Lujan Grisham Copy Share Image
Governments harangue about deficits to get more revenue so they can spend more. — Allan H. Meltzer Copy Share Image
I don't want to appease everyone. It seems very difficult to be steadfast on truth and be a politician. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles. — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly. — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
He loves basketball. And I said Obama loves basketball. Let's start there, all right. Start there. — Dennis Rodman Copy Share Image
“In America, anyone can become president. That's one of the risks you take.” — Adlai E. Stevenson Copy Share Image