The first duty of government is to ensure its citizens are protected, but ID cards could never have done that. They would… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Politics, under a democracy, reduces itself to a mere struggle for office by flatterers of the proletariat; even when a superior man… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Economists often define their discipline as "the allocation of scarce resources among competing ends." But when resources or money really become scarce,… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
“The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Our membership of the E.U. muddied the waters of accountability, making it easy for U.K. elected politicians to pass the buck to… — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
By operating independently of government aid, the churches . . . avoid the resentment of those who do not want to be… — John M Swomley Copy Share Image
I urge Governments to considerably reduce funds allocated to the military, not only as a disarmament issue, but also as a potential… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
“And he says that everything, absolutely everything, is a question of aesthetics and color. That people aren’t really unhappy with you or… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
The moral government of God is a movement in a line onwards towards some grand consummation, in which the principles, indeed, are… — Mark Hopkins Copy Share Image
“Before the war, the domain of culture seemed to offer a haven from the increasingly hateful world of politics. Now, when I… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
Anyway, the way political history is passed down is influenced and spoiled by the closeness of the writers to the political figures… — Raymond Pettibon Copy Share Image
The drama of AIDS threatens not just some nations or societies, but the whole of humanity. It knows no frontiers of geography,… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“One and all they are driven by the twin engines of ignorance and willful barbarism. You nod, you also are familiar with… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
Political shenanigans come and go, yet often what feels like a big deal in Westminster fails to get a mention on the… — Grant Shapps Copy Share Image
It is sufficiently obvious, that persons and property are the two great subjects on which Governments are to act; and that the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The kind of violence, looting, destruction that we saw from a handful of individuals in Baltimore, there's no excuse for that. That's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the private sector needs support from the government.… — Vince Cable Copy Share Image
“Blanket could be used to form a new word—tenkalb—which in turn could be used, or not used at all. But that’s not… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I'm very literate on policy. I'm very literate on the issues, and I'm an American first. I've been involved in politics long… — Eva Longoria Copy Share Image
The problem is that it has become politically awkward to draw attention to absolutes of bad and good. In place of manners,… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
“Q: Is it still possible nowadays to influence the world by songs? To be political by means of messages? A: No, there… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
The work of democratic government is routinely concerned with matters defined as troubles. In "The Presidency and the Press" I make the… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan Copy Share Image
Our intelligence agencies will continue to gather information about the intentions of governments - as opposed to ordinary citizens - around the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have long argued that we need to reopen Alcatraz to house government criminals, and let tourists on excursion boats in San… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
Deficits, as I've often said, aren't caused by too little taxing, they're caused by too much spending. Presidents can't appropriate a dollar… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“We have to rise up against all forms of power—but not just power in the narrow sense of the word, referring to… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
There is no question that if one were to ask whether we Americans are moving towards more liberty or more government control… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Insurgents have capitalized on popular resentment and anger towards the United States and the Iraqi government to build their own political, financial… — Tom Lantos Copy Share Image
Strictly speaking, it probably is not “necessary” for the federal government to tax anyone directly; it could simply print the money it… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
What modernity requires is not that you cease living according to your faith, but that you accept that others may differ and… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
During President George W. Bush's two terms, you couldn't drive far without seeing a particular bumper sticker: Dissent is the highest form… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
“And in spite of the fact that science, art, and politics had no special interest for him, he firmly held those views… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
To put everyone in government housing and food stamps and bring them in from around the world I think is a mistake.… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Outside the world of politics, one person in the world of the arts I would mention as an influence is Nick Cave,… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The only ‘realistic’ prospect is to ground a new political universality by opting for the impossible, fully assuming the place of the… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
The government has to treat all citizens equally. I am a strong supporter not of a weak version of civil unions, but… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“What's the story here, Karl?' Kevin asked. 'Hard as it is to believe, these people are slaves,' Karl explained. 'Slaves?' I asked… — Yossi Ghinsberg Copy Share Image
Government tends to stifle innovation, and it abhors improvisation. Any good military strategist will tell you that a battle plan rarely survives… — Betsy DeVos Copy Share Image
The very essence of political philosophy is the carving out of an ethical system - strictly, a subset of ethics dealing with… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
