Politicians want people to be nice neighbours, but the tools at their disposal are just the tools of modern liberal society, which… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
A life-long mission has been to counter the notion that political engagement is the spinach we must eat in order to have… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
We need to stop hoping that our systems will right themselves. We need to actually take the reins of government and fix… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
We're one of the most highly regulated industries, and we have to pay attention to what government is doing. — Paul R. Ehrlich Copy Share Image
There's no reason to raise taxes. Taxes should be lower... The problem we have is that government spends too much, not that… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
Some amount of support from government and regulator is required when you are looking at resolving systemic issues. — Arundhati Bhattacharya Copy Share Image
The single definition of government I've ever seen that makes sense is that it's the organization which claims the right to kill… — Poul Anderson Copy Share Image
The federal government gets a lot press, and that's what the media talks about, but your state and local governments, in many… — Kane Copy Share Image
Harnessing e-governance moves the access to governance from long queues at offices to any internet point. In Gujarat, our UN awarded widely… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
When the Constitution was written in 1787, there was this supposition that American politics would be above party. The people who would… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
The Russians are clearly already engaged in a proxy war against the government of Ukraine. And that is something that we and… — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
“A country ruled by criminals needs two revolutions, one small and one big: The small revolution is to overthrow the criminal government,… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
I liked the push and pull of that, between the outer political world and the inner personal lives of the characters. It's… — Said Sayrafiezadeh Copy Share Image
Women administer the home. They set the rules, enforce them, mete out justice for violations. Thus, like Congress, they legislate; like the… — Margaret Chase Smith Copy Share Image
The Open Market Committee, as presently established, is plainly not in the public interest. This committee must be operated by purely public… — Wright Patman Copy Share Image
The United States government was proud that, although perhaps 100,000 Iraqis had died in the Gulf War of 1991, there were only… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“Laura also tried to comfort her staff (after 9/11), but Kathi Card never saw fear in her. "Someone with a strong faith… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
“Most governments strive to keep the masses from thinking; if the masses began to think the government would not be in power… — rassool jibraeel snyman Copy Share Image
if newspapers were written by people whose sole object in writing was to tell the truth about politics and the truth about… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
President Trump is performing a political exorcism on those who prefer to turn the U.S. into a socialist country - a country… — Charlie Kirk Copy Share Image
Power comes from the muzzle of a gun, those that have the guns have the power, those that have the power dictate… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
We refugees, we become always a punchbag. A political punchbag between China and South Korea and North Korea. — Lee Hyeon-seo Copy Share Image
“We have two Governments in Washington: one run by the elected people—which is a minor part—and one run by the moneyed interests,… — Studs Terkel Copy Share Image
It's easy to imagine an infinite number of situations where the government might legitimately give out false information, — Ted Olson Copy Share Image
The government of Rwanda, which is a US client, is intervening massively, and Uganda to an extent. It's almost an international war… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Every policy is shaped by two forces: background analysis and foreground politics. The political forces are loud, self-serving and, in the case… — Donella Meadows Copy Share Image
[T]he most viciously intolerant campus I ever visited as a lecturer was Brown, where the humanities program has been gutted by a… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Any nation that allows the government to dominate its monetary and economic policies will ultimately suffer grave consequences. — James Cook Copy Share Image
The first iron rule of American politics is Follow the Money. This explains, oh, about 80 percent of what goes on in Washington. — Stephen Moore Copy Share Image
“The reason why I wear a hazmat suit when interacting with people is that I do not trust the government regarding COVID-19.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as… — Demosthenes Copy Share Image
You can't be entirely unguarded in politics. Even appearing to be unguarded is as much a facade as a reality. — Chris Gabrieli Copy Share Image
The tax that is taken from the free non-Muslim subjects of a Muslim government whereby they ratify the compact that assures them… — Edward William Lane Copy Share Image
The idea that the largest banks in the world would simultaneously fail, need government support, government guarantees, and/or government intervention to survive… — Kenneth C. Griffin Copy Share Image
He wants Obama to do one thing, call him ... He said, if you can, Dennis, I don't want to do war.… — Dennis Rodman Copy Share Image
We must draw a distinction between understanding and supporting Israel's values and existence, and criticising any Israeli government's policy. — Tzipi Livni Copy Share Image
In city government, it's about getting things done, not being judged on a scorecard of whether you said yes or no on… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why the personnel of U.S. politics are more diverse is that - unlike the U.K. - one can… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
First of all, there's no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image