Politics Quotes · Page 356

“Politics is an ongoing civil war designed to pit one against the other that would normally be friends”

— Johnny Flora

Going after people for their politics is not necessarily what I do.

— Randy Rainbow

We need to restore our democracy to a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

— Jeff Van Drew

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to others.

— Thomas Jefferson

I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.

— Barack Obama

But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen, it governs me, I govern not it.

— Laurence Sterne

I didn't used to think about politics much, or social issues. I was a teenager, writing about girls.

— Conor Oberst

We vow to achieve a new political landscape that is clean.

— Park Won-soon

Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked politicians betray the working man, pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep, and…

— Ray Davies

I hate to create cynicism about politicians. We just need to invade. Regular people need to run for office and keep their…

— Jane Fonda

PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters.

— Ambrose Bierce

When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred…

— Marquis De Lafayette

To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And that's political, in its most profound…

— June Jordan

“critics are extremely insecure. they don't really know what's going on, they're democrats when it comes to politics but fascists when it…

— Paolo Coelho

I don't want to transform America. I want to restore to America the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government…

— Mitt Romney

The rules and reasons the political system employs to enforce status relations of any kind, including racial hierarchy, evolve and change as…

— Michelle Alexander

“The fact that FairTax principles haven’t already been passed into law is an indication of failure at every level of politics in…

— Neal Boortz

The Social-Democratic Federation took part in all the political and economic struggles of the English working class; it took pains to bring…

— Karl Radek

Majorities are of two sorts: (1) communal majority and (2) political majority. A political majority is changeable in its class composition. A…

— B. R. Ambedkar

I see no other conceivable strategy for the achievement of liberty than political action. Religious or philosophical conversion of each man and…

— Murray Rothbard

“It is curious how people’s attitude to the existence of a supposedly empirical phenomenon depends so completely on their political outlook. It…

— Theodore Dalrymple

What modern humans need help with is escaping from the despair of politics, commerce and media, escaping from the drabness and oppressiveness…

— Michael Leunig

“the coalition of Latin American and African governments making the case for climate debt actually stresses difference, zeroing in on the cruel…

— Bill McKibben

I have a certain sympathy with politicians having lived with one. I've seen how no matter how earnest or driven or energetic…

— Ardal O'Hanlon

Almost all government starts at a very local level at some point.

— John Hickenlooper

I don't care whether I am politically correct or not when I tweet.

— Virender Sehwag

. . . peace is a thing which a person must be willing to fight for . . .

— Abraham Lincoln

Politicians love power. I love freedom. That is why I am not a politician.

— Victor Pinchuk

As long as a government can come and shoot you, you can't jump on the Internet to freedom.

— Esther Dyson

You have to give the electorate a tune they can whistle.

— Enoch Powell

In politics, your opponent can be far more important than your vision.

— Ari Melber

I was definitely one of those kids who, for whatever reason, followed politics and public policy.

— Annamie Paul

I'm not a politician, I'm a comedian. I know my limitations.

— Bernie Mac

One thing I've noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.

— Al Franken

I wonder why people work so hard to become politicians just in order to do something wrong.

— Masuji Ibuse

It is vain to expect a well-balanced government without a well-balanced society.

— Gideon Welles

Transparency in government also includes transparency in health care and hospitals.

— Eric Adams

Let us not forget that we can never go farther than we can persuade at least half of the people to go.

— Hugh Gaitskell

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others.

— Thomas Jefferson

I harbor no illusion that government and elected office is a panacea for all of society's ills.

— Michael Tubbs