We think that when the American people make a decision together that they want something, politicians have to listen to them, and… — Tom Steyer Copy Share Image
I am not opposed to government efforts to stop terrorist plots. We are still seared by the memory of 9/11, and we… — Bob Beckel Copy Share Image
I'd like to see the government back a programme of research into the medical properties of cannabis and I do not object… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
When politicians talk about immigration reform, they usually mean the following, amnesty, open borders, lower wages. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The ultimate sophistication of subversion is to take over the government, not by unlawful but by lawful means. — Brian Crozier Copy Share Image
I want the Israeli government to be made accountable for its behaviour to the Palestinians, and I want the people of the… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not doing its job. — Darrell Issa Copy Share Image
As a political metaphor, a revolution could, in that sense, mean only a return to better times, or to the true constitution:… — Ian Hacking Copy Share Image
“All great victories, be they in politics, business, art, or seduction, involved resolving vexing problems with a potent cocktail of creativity, focus,… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Government in our democracy, state and national, must be neutral in matters of religious theory, doctrine, and practice. It may not be… — Abe Fortas Copy Share Image
Thus, the capital owner is not a parasite or a rentier but a worker - a capital worker. A distinction between labor… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
International order is not an evolution; it is an imposition. It is the domination of one vision over others- in this case,… — Robert Kagan Copy Share Image
Politics? Boring? Politics is history on the wing! What other sphere of human activity calls forth all that is most noble in… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“with that characteristic touch of late-Romanov rashness, the government, by ukase of August 22, extended prohibition for the duration of the war.… — Barbara W. Tuchman Copy Share Image
There is a schizophrenic nature in modern politics. A leader is expected to have a religious faith but he is not supposed… — Stephen Mansfield Copy Share Image
Originally, in fact, the power to pardon was used precisely for economic and political ends. Legal historians have noted that in England,… — Asha Rangappa Copy Share Image
“You cannot defeat injustice with the further injustice but you can render yourself into an unjust zealot in the process of trying.” — C.A.A. Savastano Copy Share Image
Culture of dependency leads to a life of slavery, being totally dependent upon government. And government dictates where they go in life. — Rafael Cruz Copy Share Image
“They might pay you to vote for them, but having a wrong government in place. You pay it with your life.” — De philosopher DJ Kyos Copy Share Image
So you know, I think that the federal government, the Democrats, and President Obama are selling a lot of hope and change,… — Jan Brewer Copy Share Image
The District of Columbia is the one spot where there is no government for the people, of the people and by the… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
In the political realm, when I say I'm going to give everything, that means I'll represent the people to the best of… — Kane Copy Share Image
“She bristled at this but hid her frustration behind a cool smile. “It’s inevitable, you know, women in politics.” — Ariel Lawhon Copy Share Image
Governments cannot make marriages or turn feckless individuals into responsible citizens. That needs another kind of change agent. — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
It's important when you're in government that you're held to higher standards because you're actually making decisions that affect the public. — Rachel Reeves Copy Share Image
“One thing we’ve learned is that when people, especially politicians, start making decisions based on a reading of their moral compass, facts… — Steven D. Levitt Copy Share Image
“She said, "You might become politicians." "No!" cried Beni, with sudden fierceness; "we must not abandon our high calling. Bandits we have… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
In the early nineteenth century, with Enlightenment optimism soured by years of war and revolution, critics were skeptical of America's naive faith… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
I started a festival of short films produced for television, and as the secretary of the organisation that ran it I used… — Roopa Ganguly Copy Share Image
All fundamental political problems are problems of relationships; therefore, all fundamental solutions have to involve fundamental changes in relationships. — F. David Mathews Copy Share Image
I don't think Republicans are evil. I think they mostly have a different philosophy of government than I do. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The problem is that the right doesn't need any ideas to govern, but the left can't govern without ideas. — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
Of course, politicians always say they're just describing their opponents' positions, even if they are in fact offering absurd caricatures, if not… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
The Court is making the preposterous assumption that the People of the United States somehow silently redefined marriage in 1868 when they… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Voters are fed up with politicians like Sen. McConnell who show themselves vacant of any moral compass or patriotic courage, and whose… — Amy McGrath Copy Share Image
I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
The United Nations is an organizational body where people, through their Governments, come together; and it can be the only place where… — Asma Jahangir Copy Share Image
As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation… — John Adams Copy Share Image
We used to play marbles for keeps. If you lost, you lost. It is the same way with politics, but not everybody… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan Copy Share Image
In government procurement, for example, the opportunity German firms have in the United States is 10 times larger than in Canada. — Michael Froman Copy Share Image
