Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The last thing we want is politicians running newspapers, but so too we don't want newspapers running the government. — Thomas Watson, Jr Copy Share Image
The emperor would prefer the poet to keep away from politics, the emperor's domain, so that he can manage things the way… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
The progressive model of success, finding a local activist or politician, training and funding them to run against an out-of-touch or do-nothing… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
Growth rates were highest in the 1960s at 4.55 percent for the decade, when we created Medicare, Medicaid, and the Great Society… — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
“So real politicians only talk about change, but they never try to change anything. They only talk. The talk is okay, it… — Osho Copy Share Image
A very small number of non-Christians, including those with radical anti-Christian agendas, have been able to control and manipulate the civil politics… — Rick Scarborough Copy Share Image
When you start learning how to give when you're young, when you get older it is second nature. Just like stealing. Start… — Mechai Viravaidya Copy Share Image
He convinced me that if we're going to have honest government that you can't leave it up to the crooks and that… — Bill Scott Copy Share Image
... despite the limitations and problems inherent to photographic representation (and especially the representation of politics), it remains for me the most… — Richard Misrach Copy Share Image
“It comes as no surprise to find [Norman] Mailer embracing [in the book On God ] a form of Manicheanism, pitting the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political and social happiness which mankind now enjoys…… — Jedidiah Morse Copy Share Image
If the masses started to accept UFOs, it would profoundly affect their attitude towards life, politics, everything. It would threaten the status… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
The main aim of conservative politicians is to get through to the next election without being noticed. Nothing is more embarrassing to… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
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Political service is important because it's about helping others help themselves. That was engrained in me from a young child. — Heather Bresch Copy Share Image
For now, decisions are upon us and we cannot afford delay. We cannot mistake absolutism for principle or substitute spectacle for politics,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A government may only govern so long as the people, through their representatives, vote it the money to carry on. — Judy LaMarsh Copy Share Image
If one sets a car on fire, that is a criminal offence. If one sets hundreds of cars on fire, that is… — Ulrike Meinhof Copy Share Image
I believe the government of the United States should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance… — Al-Waleed bin Talal Copy Share Image
Theoretically, there is nothing that can stop the government from taxing 100 per cent of income so long as the people get… — Barack Obama Sr Copy Share Image
There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money and I can’t remember what the second one is. — Mark Hanna Copy Share Image
Asking people with extreme political beliefs to detail their knowledge of the subject moderates their extremism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We urge all people to recognize that religious freedom requires not trying to use the power of government to force religious ideas… — Ed Buckner Copy Share Image
A wiretap allows government agents to collect, listen to, read, rifle through and store emails, snail mail, phone calls, text messages, photographs,… — Sharyl Attkisson Copy Share Image
Politics, as the cliche goes, is a full contact sport. When you choose to play, you're going to get hurt. — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
You can be sure that Judicial Watch is investigating and monitoring the responses of our government to the coronavirus threat. — Tom Fitton Copy Share Image
I think if we had eight or 12 of us in the Senate who came from my business background, you'd see a… — Mike Braun Copy Share Image
The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces. — Maureen Murphy Copy Share Image
I do not believe that the government should have its long nose poked into the private consensual relationships between people. — John Anderson Copy Share Image
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I like to call the Republicans the Christian Brotherhood of the U.S. so that my fellow Americans recognise the line that connects… — Mona Eltahawy Copy Share Image
In short, Republicans under Trump have finally destroyed the New Deal, turning the government over to a small cadre of wealthy businessmen,… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
The U.S. faces an immigration crisis because too many politicians have spent too many years 'weaponizing' immigration policy-fighting across the aisle -… — Tom Suozzi Copy Share Image
I think there are two ways in which people are controlled - first of all frighten people and secondly demoralize them. — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Anarchy is no guarantee that some people won't kill, injure, kidnap, defraud, or steal from others. Government is a guarantee that some… — Gustave de Molinari Copy Share Image
It is certain, I think, that the best government is the one that governs the least. But there is a much-neglected corollary:… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Since FDR's New Deal, corporations and wealthy families have been non-stop finding new ways to get tax breaks, deregulation and entitlements from… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
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