Politics Quotes · Page 354

Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.

— H. L. Mencken

Together, we stood for greater accountability and transparency in government.

— Glenn Youngkin

“Kurti had believed in politics, and politics had deceived him, the way politics deceives everyone.”

— Imre Kertész

I love my homeland, but it's an absurd country. Politics in the Philippines is like spectator sports!

— Miguel Syjuco

Women are never again going to be mindless coffee-makers or mindless policy-makers in politics.

— Gloria Steinem

A world united is better than a world divided, but a world divided is better than a world destroyed.

— Winston Churchill

Anybody who says, "Look, John, I'm a politician. Don't believe a word I say," is a friend of mine.

— John Lydon

Whenever you discuss politics, it is always better to use individual names rather then the term neocon.

— David Frum

“There is an intentional disregard for human health and safety in many government agencies that are tasked with protecting it.”

— Steven Magee

Our politicians screw up all the time, as we see. But with so many things, we're no longer the world leader in…

— Peter Sagal

We should stop going around babbling about how we're the greatest democracy on earth, when we're not even a democracy. We are…

— Gore Vidal

You can sometimes sneak a political joke in, which is sometimes the most effective place for a political joke - when it's…

— Jeremy Hardy

So long as a man is faithful to himself, everything is in his favor, government, society, the very sun, moon, and stars.

— Henry David Thoreau

Nothing compares to being in a room full of politicians screaming abuse at each other all night. It's hilarious but also a…

— Peter Capaldi

“politicians.’ It is much easier to live with the fantasy, because the fantasy gives meaning to the suffering. Priests discovered this principle…

— Yuval Noah Harari

We see government's mission as fostering and enabling the important realms - our businesses, service clubs, Little Leagues, churches - to flourish.

— Mitch Daniels

“As many frustrated Americans who have joined the Tea Party realize, we cannot stand against big government at home while supporting it…

— Ron Paul

“A mask has but one expression, frozen and eternal, yet it is always and ever the essential expression, and to hide one’s…

— Tom Robbins

Fruits are always of the same nature with the seeds and roots from which they come, and trees are known by the…

— Algernon Sidney

But here too it should be noted that the President's approach was to first ask the repressive and brutal Taliban to surrender…

— Barney Frank

“Every power-seeking entity in the world, whether it’s a government, a business, or an informal group, has gotten wise to the idea…

— Jaron Lanier

It's increasingly clear that governments, major corporations, banks, universities and other such bodies view the defense of their secrets as a desperate…

— Matt Taibbi

I think that the Democratic Party has been ill served by identity politics. I think that ironically evangelicals have now bought into…

— Frank Schaeffer

It's about food. It's about your home. It's about your life. The government is worried about all of the above. All I'm…

— Neil Cavuto

We are ready to end fascism once and for all, even in spite of the Republican government.

— Buenaventura Durruti

You always hear that politics is a function of timing and pacing.

— Jim Gray

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.

— Samuel Johnson

Government lasts as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed.

— Bernard Berenson

Politicians are, in general, receptive to those who make the most noise.

— Daniel H. Pink

As a kid, I got exposed to city government at an early age. I'm sure that rubbed off on me.

— Kevin Faulconer

The federal government has never been known for its sense of humor.

— Laurell K. Hamilton

Too many voters are already bought -- not by corporate campaign donors, but by the government itself.

— Joseph Sobran

The more I watch politicians in action, it just makes me angry.

— Paolo Nutini

I believe the states can best govern our home concerns, and the general government our foreign ones.

— Thomas Jefferson

Government governed least is government governed best.

— Thomas Jefferson

I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team.

— Art Buchwald

“Never confuse fighting for one's government with fighting for one's country.”

— J.Adam Snyder

Macri didn't understand anything. It wasn't a bad election, it was a terrible government.

— Alberto Fernandez

I can't see any difference in government between Bush and Obama apart from the color of their skin.

— Jesse Ventura

We're the party that wants to see an America in which people can still get rich.

— Ronald Reagan