The nation's chronic weakness is its political system, which is nearing dysfunction. If the U.S. can elect better political leadership, it should… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
I'm not very comfortable being an actorvist so to get to do something that I believe in is a much more comfortable… — Allison Janney Copy Share Image
When an American government takes on characteristics that elevate the state above the individual, it must be vigorously opposed as a form… — Scott Pruitt Copy Share Image
71 percent of the American people think that the federal government should take no more than 20 percent of anybody's paycheck no… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
Over the year,s the government launched more than one 'war on corruption,' and they all failed. Why? Because they all started from… — Mohammad bin Salman Copy Share Image
“I avoid contemporary TV...politics...art: all too frantic, fevered, and frivolous, or else angry, bitter.” — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
You must understand printing lies about Republican candidates is OK. It's called vetting. Printing the truth about liberals - that's called 'swift-boating'. — Howie Carr Copy Share Image
Politics is theater. It doesn't matter if you win. You make a statement. You say, "I'm here, pay attention to me — Harvey Milk Copy Share Image
I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
The government did a lot of things to us in terms of sending pictures to my house. If I had to go… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
“The genocide had exposed the dangers of a country overly reliant on aid, illuminated the perils of government power concentrated in too… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
“A “conspiracy theory” no longer means an event explained by a conspiracy. Instead it now means any explanation or even a fact… — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
My pacifism came after I joined the army and was shipped over to Korea. There was a little one-room orphanage there called… — Utah Phillips Copy Share Image
“I saw the figure of 178 Billion wasted/stolen from the people of a country by its corrupt and inept government. Surely such… — Tony Dovale - ReThink Your Success Mindset tonydovalespeaks.com Copy Share Image
A quota for women always amounts to a failure of politics. For me, economics is first and foremost the ability to act… — Kristina Schroder Copy Share Image
“The country isn’t half worked out because they that governs it won’t let you touch it. They spend all their blessed time… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
The government can become so elitist and concentrate on elitist interests. To help the government, you must constantly hold its attention. — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Copy Share Image
Nadine Gordimer came over just before she died. She didn't want to talk about books or the arts, but about the abuse… — Justin Cartwright Copy Share Image
“On the whole, it is difficult to think of another government agency that has failed more consistently on more of its key… — James Rickards Copy Share Image
I think we all have a tendency to feel like, "Well, what can I do? I can't influence the government or politics… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say,… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Senators should not play politics by threatening filibusters and evaluating Judge Gorsuch based on what his policy preferences are or how he… — Thom Tillis Copy Share Image
As the histories of ancient and modern democracies illustrate, the pressure of political movement in times of war, civil commotion, or general… — Robert Heilbroner Copy Share Image
From cutting back on state contracts to reducing the number of state cars, We're making state government smaller, smarter, more efficient, and… — Jim Doyle Copy Share Image
It looks like the financial giants of the world have bungled as much as the diplomats and politicians. This would be a… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
The government has investigated our program of collecting through a generalized fashion, everyone's phone records in the country. And they found that… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
I think anybody who wants to be president has to be a politician, but I would like to find somebody who's coming… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
Catalan politics emancipated from the Spanish politics on September 27, 2015. Since then, we've acted with a sovereign mentality, political sovereignty. — Carles Puigdemont Copy Share Image
So I went to George and told him I had the opportunity to become the figurehead of a government safety campaign, and… — David Prowse Copy Share Image
As the mind must govern the hands, so in every society the man of intelligence must direct the man of labor. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
If bitter party name-calling turns people off then smear politics just destroys all credibility in the aims of politicians, the role of… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
“To [the government] it didn't matter what happened to the American people as long as america in the abstract was kept strong.” — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
The Canadian government has had a field day apologising for past policies towards a series of ethnic groups: Italian, Ukrainian, Sikh, Chinese,… — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
Jesus taught that we should give to the poor and support widows, but he never said that we should elect a government… — Jerry Falwell, Jr Copy Share Image
I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse and in a republican government more than in any… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Why else is politics the perfect refuge for every liar, cheat, and self-serving toad that was ever born? All you need is… — Stuart Hill Copy Share Image
I want my questions answered by an alert and experienced politician, prepared to be grilled and quoted -- not my hand held… — William Safire Copy Share Image
democracy is dying. We are ruled by faceless bureaucrats and lecherous puritans. ... You think about it. 'All right for me but… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
“For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America.” — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Addressing the moral failings of black people while ignoring the centuries-old failings of their governments amounts to a bait and switch. — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
![“The government did a lot of things to us in terms of sending pictures to my house. If I had to go to a school to give a speech and the sorority wanted to sign a song, they would send [a person] to my house and tell my wife that I had sex with this woman or that woman.It got to the point where my…” quote by John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/8be/john-carlos-16923_amount_the-government-did-a-lot-of-things-to-us_965079.jpg)
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