Until politicos take a true stand in defense of marriage by proposing an anti-adultery amendment to the Constitution, stop demonizing gays and… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
Action at the city level is what will make national momentum possible on our most urgent issues, and this is the level… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Politics at all times lead to bloody wars, and not only politics, but also religions as well as social and economic systems… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
“The idea that coronary artery disease is a result of saturated fats is a lie shamefully perpetuated by an industry and government… — Valerie J Burke MSN Copy Share Image
Behind all these men you have to do with, behind officers, and government, and people even, there is the country herself, your… — Edward Everett Hale Copy Share Image
“And then, when it was pointed out that the only way to pay for the idea would be for the government to… — Dani Kollin Copy Share Image
“In neo-classical economic theory, it is claimed without evidence that people are basically self-seeking, that they want above all the satisfaction of… — Carne Ross Copy Share Image
“Their conversation ceased abruptly with the entry of an oddly-shaped man whose body resembled a certain vegetable. He was a thickset fellow… — Jeff Phillips Copy Share Image
“So the years passed and everyone grew old and Nell’s husband died and Hilda grew to be a large, angry sort of… — Jane Gardam Copy Share Image
I come to sing for the people, not for the government. God made the sunshine for everyone and made the moon for… — Ziggy Marley Copy Share Image
By repealing the Child Poverty Act, which forced governments to take real action to tackle child poverty, this government brings a proud… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
Pakistanis can't trust. They've seen in history that people, particularly politicians, are corrupt. And they're misguided by people in the name of… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
The difference between comedians and the general public is that we are meant to be funnier. And when you've got politicians giving… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
“True politics cannot take a single step without first paying homage to morals, and while politics itself is a difficult art, its… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
“That myth led ordinary people to believe that they had a voice in government and that government looked out for their interests.… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
For all its shortcomings, Wikipedia does have strong governance and deliberative mechanisms; anyone who has ever followed discussions on Wikipedia's mailing lists… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
“Despite their frequent cries to the contrary, politicians have rarely demonstrated an ability to walk and chew gum at the same time.… — Ian Thomas Malone Copy Share Image
Up to this moment I have been pleased to entrust the government of my affairs to the late Cardinal. It is now… — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
“Christianity was not meant to be a weapon or an argument or a show of force or a political tool. Or an… — Murray Pura Copy Share Image
I think people definitely shouldn't be ignorant in regards to where they're playing. And there's an argument for not taking it out… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
While Democrats may never adopt the policies of Ronald Reagan, they should follow his golden rule of politics closely. Reagan adamantly instructed… — Jack Schlossberg Copy Share Image
“Nearly every aspect of modern civilization has been flattening down except one: money. Minting money is one of the last jobs left… — Kevin Kelly Copy Share Image
I think we should be prepared, given environmental and political change for large-scale migration. If sea levels rise and 200 million people… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
“I had been born into a sort of democracy in which for ten years Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif kept replacing each… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“Political democracy, judged on its own terms (as a basic political value in itself), is not to be judged (consequentially) in terms… — Paul McLaughlin Copy Share Image
The First Amendment does not extend to corporations. It's a U.S. government thing. Companies can shut speech down all they want. But… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“(The subject of Peter Gallagher’s eyebrows, I realize, is a digression away from the Oneida Community, and yet, I do feel compelled,… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression. In our Governments the real power lies in… — James Madison Copy Share Image
[On her political writings:] It is, I confess, very possible that these my Labours may only be destined to line Trunks, or… — Mary Wortley Montagu Copy Share Image
“Furthermore, the managerial ethos of parliamentary reformism is in direct tension with important values associated with the dialogue that attends our system… — Thomas O. Sargentich Copy Share Image
“for in proportion as the enemy despair of conquest, they will be trying the arts of seduction and the force of fear… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
While the Western society gives total freedom to the individuals to do whatever "consenting adults" please, which admittedly is better than having… — Ali Sina Copy Share Image
I have a lot of nice Italian winter clothes that make me look like a sophisticated Lebanese professor, so my friend Robert… — Alexei Sayle Copy Share Image
To restore confidence in our markets and our financial institutions so they can fuel continued growth and prosperity, we must address the… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
First there is the democratic idea: that all men are endowed by their creator with certain natural rights; that these rights are… — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
Wall Street is perhaps the most powerful economic and political force in this country. You have companies like Goldman Sachs, who just… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Governments are based pincipally on force and deception. Democratic governments are based chiefly on deception, other governments on force. And democratic governments,… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
“Identity politics is universally attractive because it enables failures and weaknesses to be spun as the products of oppression and historical injustice.… — Milo Yiannopoulos Copy Share Image
If you work for the federal government, the average salary is $7,000 higher than the private sector. Something's wrong with that, when… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image