Indian writers in English are rank individualists. Even among the progressives, there is a strain of anti-leftism, or at least a suspicion… — Amitava Kumar Copy Share Image
We should not underestimate the enormity of the task which lies ahead. But little can be achieved without sound money. It is… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The way governments treat their own citizens matters; it matters because it can have a direct impact on international peace and security… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
“In the fight for freedom, the Internet is everything, and we should fight to protect it from government encroachment and censorship.” — Matt Kibbe Copy Share Image
Raeder, the political admiral, stealthily built up the German Navy in defiance of the Versailles Treaty, and then put it to use… — Erich Raeder Copy Share Image
Governments can't keep looking over the shoulder or at the constellation of stars. You have got to do what you have got… — Jairam Ramesh Copy Share Image
Governments must not run only for elections. The government should be a bona fide attempt of meeting the demands and expectations of… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
So it was sort of an odd time because I had been hired, but my paperwork hadn't gone through. So I worked… — Monica Lewinsky Copy Share Image
2009 was a tough year, but Australia rose to the challenge of the global financial crisis. It shows what can be done… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
The future of the Democratic Party, the future of this country is involving young people in the political process, getting them to… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
the systematic abuse with which the newspapers of one side assail every candidate coming forward on the other, is the cause of… — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
Here I close my opinion. I could not say less in view of questions of such gravity that go down to the… — Stephen Johnson Field Copy Share Image
The only beneficiaries of income taxation are the politicians, for it not only gives them the means by which they can increase… — Frank Chodorov Copy Share Image
You've got the whole stuff with transgender toilets and stuff like that - that's no way for a government to behave. We're… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Nor can We predict happier times for religion and government from the plans of those who desire vehemently to separate the Church… — Pope Gregory XVI Copy Share Image
The real political task in a society such as ours is to criticize the workings of institutions that appear to be both… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence. — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share Image
The ultimate authority resides in the people, and that if the federal government got too powerful and overstepped its authority, then the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt. — Barbara Boxer Copy Share Image
The government has a responsibility to protect society, to help maintain society. That's why we have laws... The rule of law creates… — Vint Cerf Copy Share Image
It will no longer be war that is the continuation of politics by other means, it will be what I have dubbed… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going… — Alex Steffen Copy Share Image
In politics, there's a kind of literal-mindedness. It's what you say, not what you mean, and you have to say only what… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
The interventionist policy (big government) provides thousands and thousands of people with safe, placid, and not too strenuous jobs at the expense… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
The real difference between relationship politics and transactional politics is loyalty. [Barack] Obama doesn't seem to expect it. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I have realized why corrupt politicians do nothing to improve the quality of public school education. They are terrified of educated voters. — Miriam Copy Share Image
“Political participation must not be limited to the voting booth, but active participation in political and electoral life must span the calendar… — Frederick Clarkson Copy Share Image
Do not fear or misunderstand when the Government say they are looking to our defences. I give you my word that there… — Stanley Baldwin Copy Share Image
The lack of trust in supranational entities and cosmopolitan elite creates a fertile ground for tribalist belongings and reactionary politics. — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people. — Wendell Phillips Copy Share Image
While everyone is entitled to a little vacation now and then, America's top legal officers should adhere to basic measures to increase… — Mike Quigley Copy Share Image
I'm not the sort of comedian who wants to make audiences think about politics. I'm not clever in that way. — Peter Kay Copy Share Image
The American principles of democracy expresses the deepest values of the Sharia both structurally and in the government... Sharia requires us Muslims… — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
I come from a place of sincerity. I write about what I see and feel. I write about what I want, I… — Brett Dennen Copy Share Image
“Bad as political fiction can be, there is always a politician prepared to make it look artistic by comparison.” — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
We've always been interested in the commentary on politics and society and how comedy always sort of cuts that with a nice… — Sean Hayes Copy Share Image
Liberals don't believe in the ultimate concept of self-reliance, which is why they look to the government for stability. — Steven Crowder Copy Share Image
Democracy was always a gamble. In 1776, the founders rejected the old idea that government should be based on hierarchies according to… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
The standard of good behavior for the continuance in office of the judicial magistracy is certainly one of the most valuable of… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
People who champion Trump say they don't want politics-as-usual. But 'politic' is also an adjective. It means 'tactful and diplomatic.' It's necessary… — Faith Salie Copy Share Image