Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people. — Wendell Phillips Copy Share Image
The lack of trust in supranational entities and cosmopolitan elite creates a fertile ground for tribalist belongings and reactionary politics. — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
“Bad as political fiction can be, there is always a politician prepared to make it look artistic by comparison.” — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I come from a place of sincerity. I write about what I see and feel. I write about what I want, I… — Brett Dennen Copy Share Image
The American principles of democracy expresses the deepest values of the Sharia both structurally and in the government... Sharia requires us Muslims… — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
Corporate polluters, their phony think tanks and political toadies like to marginalize environmentalists as tree huggers, or radicals. But there is nothing… — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations,… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
The standard of good behavior for the continuance in office of the judicial magistracy is certainly one of the most valuable of… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The government could either raise $100 by selling allowances and then give that amount in cash to particular businesses and individuals, or… — Peter R. Orszag Copy Share Image
“Stepan Arkadyevitch had not chosen his political opinions or his views; these political opinions and views had come to him of themselves,… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Jon Raymond and I are in each other's worlds, and we have a similar political point of view and interest in people.… — Kelly Reichardt Copy Share Image
All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital -- ancient king, dictator, or private individual.… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
There aren’t many honest men or women in Washington anymore. Politicians get where they are by the sheer force of their egos,… — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
While some of the critics are voicing legitimate concerns about the merits of a system of academic benchmarks, Common Core is frequently… — Sonny Perdue Copy Share Image
“A Radical is a man with both feet firmly planted--in the air. A Conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Poorly written reports, memos, announcements, and messages cost us time and money. They are blood clots in the body politic. The flow… — Roy Peter Clark Copy Share Image
People who champion Trump say they don't want politics-as-usual. But 'politic' is also an adjective. It means 'tactful and diplomatic.' It's necessary… — Faith Salie Copy Share Image
Democracy was always a gamble. In 1776, the founders rejected the old idea that government should be based on hierarchies according to… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
Liberals don't believe in the ultimate concept of self-reliance, which is why they look to the government for stability. — Steven Crowder Copy Share Image
We've always been interested in the commentary on politics and society and how comedy always sort of cuts that with a nice… — Sean Hayes Copy Share Image
A free press stands as one of the great interpreters between the government and the people. To allow it to be fettered… — George Sutherland Copy Share Image
In most countries, the political class supervises the defense establishment and restrains its leaders from violating human rights or pursuing dangerous, aggressive… — Ronen Bergman Copy Share Image
There certainly is a lot of political pressure for states to adopt the new federal tax codes. But there is no law… — John Barry Copy Share Image
In so many ways, forces unleashed in response to the Movement have come to dominate our politics, and technology is allowing the… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
Instead of going into politics, I decided to go into comedy, which is the second most daunting career path for a woman. — Casey Wilson Copy Share Image
What makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People are fed up. They are fed up with what's happening in Washington. They are fed up with both parties. They are… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
The world we build tomorrow is born in the stories we tell our children today. Politics moves the pieces. Education changes the… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
Governance in India comes in the iron-clad armour of bureaucracy. Anyone in uniform considers it his or her right that we regard… — Amitava Kumar Copy Share Image
We were idealists. We thought that when we got the vote the whole pattern of politics would be greatly improved and would… — Jessie Daniel Ames Copy Share Image
But in all despotic governments, though a particular prince may favour arts and letter, there is a natural degeneracy of mankind. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Governments like China and the United Arab Emirates are investing heavily in AI and see it as a competitive advantage. — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
I really haven't made up my mind yet. A lot of people have encouraged me to consider running, and others have cautioned… — Sandy Hume Copy Share Image
Both of my parents graduated from high school, both attended college, both have government jobs now. They've always been very adamant about… — Chance the Rapper Copy Share Image
My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are… — George Weah Copy Share Image
In the game of politics, both parties are sometimes guilty of passing really stupid laws that, in reality, are purely symbolic and… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
In my opinion, a war between England and Germany was a war between brothers. In my inner self I admired the English… — Walter Schellenberg Copy Share Image
Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government. — William Weld Copy Share Image
What we need are poems that interrogate the world of pronouns, open up possibilities of language and life; forms of politics that… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
My political opinions lean more and more to Anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control not whiskered men with bombs). — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image