Routine is a declivity down which many governments slide, and routine says that freedom of the press is dangerous. — Jose Rizal Copy Share Image
We've gotta restore the American people's confidence in the ethics process by ensuring that political self-interest can no longer prevent politicians from… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'll put an end to the idea that a woman's body belongs to her... Nazi ideals demand that the practice of abortion… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
I had to watch government fail for 25 years doing consumer reporting before I really saw it because intuitively, the reaction is… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even… — Silvio Berlusconi Copy Share Image
Politicians should reflect on the well-documented fact that fearful, insecure people lose their sense of tolerance and altruism. — Guy Standing Copy Share Image
“My comments are historical in nature and are not overtly political, although politics are directly responsible for the outcome of History.” — Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba Copy Share Image
I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president. — James Carville Copy Share Image
Some will say it isn't the government's job to manage who people meet and interact with, but there is clearly a lot… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
I knew early on that I wanted to be a reporter, but I didn't know I was a political journalist until my… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
It is a world of extremes, which can be characterised most clearly in terms of exclusion. That means political exclusion, whereby the… — Noreena Hertz Copy Share Image
“In the process, what must be spoken meets what cannot be said. Each word is a catalyst, requiring the writer to break… — Duo Duo Copy Share Image
Think about all the great leaders. Think about Obama. Think about Clinton. Think about Nelson Mandela. Think about all the people that… — Peter Guber Copy Share Image
“Five hundred and thirty-five members of Congress plied their trade near here in various buildings named after long-dead politicians. They, in turn,… — Grand Central Publishing Copy Share Image
“In combination, these political and economic forces suggest that globalization, at least of the post-Columbus kind, is simply not inevitable. In this… — Stephen D. King Copy Share Image
“If you have sacrificed my nation to preserve the peace of the world, I will be the first to applaud you. But… — Jan Masaryk Copy Share Image
For decades, our differences with Iran meant that our governments almost never spoke to each other. Ultimately, that did not advance America's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Governments that fail to provide jobs to those who are willing and able to work begin to lose their legitimacy and will… — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
I always thought of myself is a private-sector person. I was a reluctant candidate. I put in my time. Now it's somebody… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
No matter where you stand politically - even if you're unsure of what your political ideology is - it is important to… — Brad Henry Copy Share Image
'Government gets things right' does not encourage sales. 'Government makes another blunder' does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes… — John Major Copy Share Image
I think, when you become a politician, if you talk about religion too much, you're pandering or something. — Amy Chozick Copy Share Image
Some have tried to use my work for politics, using inaccurate or out-of-context information that, repeated enough, becomes truth to some even… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
In America, we are living in a society which is moving more and more toward an oligarchic form of society where government… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Jail is just another micro-society. It just happens that here, the problems are far more out in the open, we don't live… — Cecily McMillan Copy Share Image
Today I know this: when it comes time to take stock, the most painful wound is that of broken friendships; and there… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Anyone in England who puts himself forward to be elected to a position of political power is almost bound to be socially… — Auberon Waugh Copy Share Image
Our founders got it right when they wrote in the Declaration of Independence that our rights come from nature and nature's God,… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
Political freedom cannot exist in any land where religion controls the state, and religious freedom cannot exist in any land where the… — Sam Ervin Copy Share Image
The jam is moving toward the Capitol where Congress sits in judgment on all the administrative agencies of Government. — Grace Abbott Copy Share Image
Change is not in the hands of government, not in the hands of a leader or guru, and not in the hands… — Shari Arison Copy Share Image
It is not white nationalism to believe that growing ideological uniformity in the commanding heights of culture makes American politics more polarized. — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
Digitization is certainly challenging the old ways of doing things, whether that's in publishing or politics. But it's not the end. In… — Heather Brooke Copy Share Image
A landscape image cuts across all political and national boundaries, it transcends the constraints of language and culture. — Charlie Waite Copy Share Image
In the perfect state the good man is absolutely the same as the good citizen; whereas in other states the good citizen… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I promise to deliver a corruption-free India... people have chosen our government to get rid of black money. — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
“The only problem with politicians taking two week vacations every year is it’s about 50 weeks too short. ” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Government money in the arts, I fear, can only deflect artists from their responsibility to find an authentic market for their products. — John Updike Copy Share Image
Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
One of the biggest differences between liberalism and conservativism these days, is that conservativism isn't what conservativism should be, and liberalism is… — Derek R. Audette Copy Share Image
