Politics Quotes · Page 619

Historically, figuring out what to do to the tax code has been almost as contentious a political issue as judicial appointments.

— Kevin Hassett

The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war,…

— James Madison

A lot of people grew up watching 'The West Wing' and thinking that politics can be decided by two people who agree.…

— Ruben Gallego

“When army review its forces more than 6 months and not attacking the enemy, know it is a danger to his people”

— Adolf Hitler

Every political card played by Jeb Bush has been Trumped; every political note played by The Donald has been Trumpeted.

— Michael R. Burch

Well, I have also believed in empowering the individual and believe there is a degree of inertia in big government that hampers…

— Anonymous

Michel Aflaq - is bad poetry wrapped in the guise of utopian politics, or great poetry wrapped in the guise of horrible…

— Elliott Colla

I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above…

— Mark Twain

“A government must rule by the Grace of God or by the will of the people, it must believe in authority or…

— Seraphim Rose

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply,…

— George Washington

There is an elementary aspiration which undergirds the humane impulse in our history and our culture and binds us together as political…

— Paul Wellstone

One of the biggest things that I've tried to wrap my head around in this work is this concept I call, 'customer…

— Andy Kim

I think it's important not to start drawing parallels, for example, between Theresa May, a fairly traditional conservative politician, who's now prime…

— Barack Obama

During the fall of my junior year, I interned in Intergovernmental Affairs in The White House with a focus on outreach to…

— Michael Tubbs

I cant begin to count how many times I have warned politicians and candidates to worry as much about the good coverage…

— Susan Estrich

“Whether we accept it or not, this will likely be the century that determines what the optimal human population is for our…

— Alan Weisman

It is one of the perceptual defects of Western government and press to assign Western-style motives to what people do in non-Western…

— William Pfaff

In my work as an actress and an activist, I've spent many years working with low income communities and people of color…

— Gloria Reuben

You can be a sex symbol through music or film. Hey, there are some politicians that are sex symbols. Is that something…

— Ricky Martin

I'm not a political person. I'm a techie nerd, and I enjoy the techie part. I mean, all my life, I've loved…

— Vinod Khosla

What fascinates me is that when we look at the history of women in politics, so frequently the women who get the…

— Karyn Kusama

I'd like to think that in a generation or two we'll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who…

— Billy Bragg

When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

— Thomas Clarkson

“Our offices are filled with people working their lives out to enrich their boss, government or company.”

— Sunday Adelaja

Let men say we be men of good government, being governed, as the sea is, by our noble and chaste mistress the…

— William Shakespeare

We must learn to be self-reliant and independent of schools, courts, protection and patronage of a Government we seek to end, if…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Don't listen to me. I'm not a politician. I know nothing about politics. But people are cheering when something very bad happens…

— Sacha Baron Cohen

“Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would…

— Lucille Ball

One of the greatest political delusions of our age was the idea that holding a referendum on our E.U. membership would settle…

— Damian Green

Let others make war, you happy Austria marry, for kingdoms given to others by Mars, Venus will give to you.

— Matthias Corvinus

For me, it all begins with faith; it begins with what matters most, and I try and put what I believe to…

— Mike Pence

Let the people have property and they will have power - a power that will forever be exerted to prevent the restriction…

— Noah Webster

I've never been a guy who plays the political game. It's either right or wrong; that's how I was raised.

— DeMarcus Cousins

Britain's continuing membership of the Community would mean the end of Britain as a completely self-governing nation

— Tony Benn

We need a unifying presence in the central government in Iraq, and so we think the stability and security of Iraq, and…

— Morgan Ortagus

You must address the historical and political differences in race and ethnicity in this country before you hold tenaciously to insubstantial, and…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Prime Minister, I see you've already mastered the essential craft of the European politician, namely, the ability to say one thing in…

— Daniel Hannan

“The people who lead us are of us. We put them in office and we can take them out. America proves that…

— Keith Ellison

I'd like to be for cinema what Shakespeare was for theatre, Marx for politics and Freud for psychology: someone after whom nothing…

— Rainer Werner Fassbinder

It's been frustrating. Since I've broken into the top five, I've seen the politics of fighters dodging fights, cherry picking fights and…

— Jimi Manuwa