“In all, the future secretary of defense and wartime vice president[, Dick Cheney,] would receive five deferments during the Vietnam War, protecting… — Charlie Savage Copy Share Image
As politicians we have to react to the fact that many people do not feel that they can relate to the EU. — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
The Republicans cry for smaller government; however, it seems that at every turn, they work at interfering with the lives of Americans,… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
I'm interested in politics, what's going on in the world, how people behave and how your life is often in the hands… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
“The only sure way to stop global warming is to stop economic growth, which no government is willing to do.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
During the Gulf War, journalists used to challenge government news managers and insisted they wouldn't just accept the official version of events. — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
I'm suggesting that the prohibition on people who survive on money coming from government, that includes pensioners and public servants, standing for… — Bob Brown Copy Share Image
I think one of the luxuries of being a filmmaker is that you can ask questions but not necessarily have to answer… — Nick Love Copy Share Image
“Christian political theory does not adhere to a passive conservatism. nor is it enamored of progress. It is conservative in principles, but… — Heinrich A. Rommen Copy Share Image
Americans are guaranteed the constitutional right to legal abortion in Roe v. Wade, and it's past time for Republicans to stop using… — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
The State governments possess inherent advantages, which will ever give them an influence and ascendancy over the National Government, and will for… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Plato assumes somehow that government is a way in which you put unselfish and ungreedy men in charge of selfish and greedy… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
If I believe in something, I will fight for it with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing.… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
A stand in is a politician who can deliver her constituency to her Wall Street backers. That's what a politician does in… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
“The time for politics and party loyalty is over. Do your own homework. If you just take the administration’s word for it… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
The Democratic Party will now stick with its guy forever, no matter how harmful he is. Perhaps you call that loyalty, and… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Isadore [Duncan], who had an un-American genius for art, for organizing love, maternity, politics and pedagogy on a great personal scale, had… — Janet Flanner Copy Share Image
If the exercise of power of internal taxation by the Union should be discovered on experiment to be really inconvenient, the federal… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
It is the church's responsibility, the government's responsibility, and the personal responsibility of every one of us to love. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
…those who become princes through their skill acquire the pricipality with difficulty, buy they hold onto it with ease. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
There are some quite tricky challenges facing everybody working in Crimea and I shall be engaging with various government people. — David Nabarro Copy Share Image
At college my three main interests were - in descending order of importance - a steady supply of recreational drugs, a 2-S… — Garry Trudeau Copy Share Image
Politics in a democratic society should not be treated like a baseball game, a game show or a soap opera. The times… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“Boys fight the wars. We’d have the brotherhood of man tomorrow if the politicians had to get out and fight.” — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
This should be the message of Occupy Wall Street: We just want a chance; our government needs to give us a chance. — Meghan McCain Copy Share Image
Nigerian politics has been, since the military dictatorships, largely non-ideological. Rather than a battle of ideas, it is about who can pump… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
Whenever anybody gets involved in politics, its always exciting for me because we take for granted our freedoms and our abilities to… — Emily Saliers Copy Share Image
If there is a rotten government in a democracy, the main reason for this is that there is a rotten majority over… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
The government in Turkey, which represents the powerful, traditionalist mass, is very comfortable creating policies tailored only for their supporters. — Safak Pavey Copy Share Image
I'm glad the government has shut down. Think about it, for the first time in years it's safe to talk on the… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
The safest way to ensure diversity of opinion is diverse ownership. But this ideal has been sacrificed by our government... — Ben Bagdikian Copy Share Image
The way forward is by building political support for republican and democratic objectives across Ireland and by winning support for these goals… — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
The Turkish government is very famous for hunting down those who oppose Erdogan... I just didn't really want to risk my life… — Enes Kanter Copy Share Image
As fiscal constraints impinge on defence and diplomacy, governments find themselves increasingly homebound, even if diplomats happily travel to summits. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
With our national savings rate well below one-percent, it is imperative that the government embrace innovative and cost-effective means of boosting personal… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
No wonder Americans hate politics, when year in, year out, they hear politicians make promises that won't come true because they don't… — Bill Clinton Copy Share Image
When the government allocates monopoly rights to frequency, and there are only a handful in each community, it's picking the winners in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
They say it's the responsibility of the media to look at government - especially the President - with a microscope. I don't… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
“Make me proud my little first-grader" he said, fist pumping robbie "and, remember rule number one above all" "Right" he replies "don't… — Jenny B. Jones Copy Share Image
Vajpayee had a much bigger stature than Mr Modi. He knew how to run a coalition government very successfully. — Naveen Patnaik Copy Share Image