The pro-Israel lobby has been remarkably successful in suppressing criticism. Politicians challenge it at their peril because of the lobby's ability to… — George Soros Copy Share Image
“We are not subjects of an autocratic King, but are citizens of the country contributing to the advancement of our people who… — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical standards falter or appear to falter. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“With the single exception of the American Revolution, the aftermath of all revolutions from 1789 on only worsened the human condition.” — Arnold Beichman Copy Share Image
Politics is like air and water. And you know if there is bad politics. Everyone is polluted. Everyone is unhealthy. See the… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
“It is horrible how people will use anything as a political monkey wrench and to hell with the country. (Julia Child to… — Joan Reardon Copy Share Image
As politics is not subtraction but addition, those who share views and ideas need to join forces and they have to cooperate… — Park Won-soon Copy Share Image
Unless the power of the corporation can be organized on an accepted principle of legitimacy, it will be taken over by a… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
I have long been in favor of a balanced budget restriction at the level of the federal government of the United States.… — James M. Buchanan Copy Share Image
..every Man has a Property in his own Person. This no Body has any Right to but himself. The Labour of his… — John Locke Copy Share Image
When I deliver the message to a cross section of Rhode Island that democracy is broken because special interests have relentless power… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
I guess politicians can be excused for thinking the electorate is stupid because they keep winning reelection. If you were Barbara Boxer… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“IN THE NINE YEARS since the standoff at Ruby Ridge and in the six years since this book first appeared, much has… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
But the greater, far the greater number of those who rave and rail (against the government), and inquire and accuse, neither suspect… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that… — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
Climate change is important to Malawi, but many people see alternative energy more as a means to skip the government and get… — William Kamkwamba Copy Share Image
Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical fears and… — Murray Edelman Copy Share Image
“They can't strike against smugglers! We're not the government. We are a criminal private-enterprise operation!” — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives. — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
'Essence' is political. I grew up on the magazine, looking at the covers. Seeing ourselves on the cover is political. — Ron Cephas Jones Copy Share Image
We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
Nothing should be banned. Anything that is progressive and contributes something to society shouldn't come in the way of politics. — Sanam Saeed Copy Share Image
Pray for someone else's child, your pastor, the military, the police officers, the firemen, the teachers, the government. There's no end to… — Monica Johnson Copy Share Image
Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants. — Bob Dole Copy Share Image
The only tool we have to fix the problems of this country - the democratic process - is itself broken. Which is… — Arianna Huffington Copy Share Image
From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence. — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
I can imagine [the government] trying to tell Steven Spielberg 'We need 50 different cuts of your movie for each state.' It… — John Riccitiello Copy Share Image
Sen. Obama comes from the old Chicago machine politics and has never taken on the special interests in his party on a… — John McCain Copy Share Image
It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, for the few, and to… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Democratic political juggernaut that emerged from the Depression and the New Deal meant that Republicans had to scramble to figure out… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
We can't depend on consumers to spend money they don't have on stuff they don't need, so the government has to do… — Jacob Sullum Copy Share Image
I think the vice of our housekeeping is that it does not hold man sacred. The vice of government, the vice of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment, it's exciting to have a real crisis on… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them… — Harry S Truman Copy Share Image
“In the view of the Kochs and other members of the Libertarian Party, government should be reduced to a skeletal function: the… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
In the extent and proper structure of the Union, therefore, we behold a republican remedy for the disease incident to republican government. — James Madison Copy Share Image
There are lots of people depending on the government who are good, honest citizens who have worked all their lives. — Os Guinness Copy Share Image
There's a good deal in Pound's and Eliot's poetry that stood up even though their politics were deplorable. Or Pound's very deplorable,… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
The American people deserve truthfulness, not more political campaigning. The American people deserve a responsible government that seeks to address their needs,… — Jose Serrano Copy Share Image