[The taxidermist is] a historian, dealing with an animal's past; the zookeeper is a politician, dealing with an animal's present; and everyone… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Every individual who participated in the redistricting process knew that incumbency protection was a critical factor in producing the bizarre lines. ...… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, many talented people in Hollywood find their values and politics do not reflect the content they create, and many movie themes… — Allen Covert Copy Share Image
I see,... and with the deepest affliction, the rapid strides with which the federal branch of our government is advancing towards the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Our government does not exist to decide the rights, nor to grant them. Our government exists to protect them. And that is… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
“you should not run for president because tactically you can win. The questions you have to ask are why you're running for… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
People invest in companies in order to get a share of the profit that company will make. If the Government increases its… — Malcolm Turnbull Copy Share Image
“To save our dying earth, any government which is not environmentalist must go because on earth there are thousands of governments but… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
Diplomats operate through deadlock, which is the way by which two sides can test each other's determination. Even if they have egos… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
“On September 11, it was government that failed. Law enforcement agencies didn't detect the plot. The FBI had reports that said young… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
The basic idea that if you increase government spending or you cut people's taxes that stimulates the economy and lowers the unemployment… — Christina Romer Copy Share Image
I do not accept that we cannot find a common sense way to preserve our traditions, including our basic second amendment freedoms… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“It’s about the call of his conscience. “It’s about the survival of the planet,” he says. “Nobody is going to care who… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“This is about a very few very rich, very greedy individuals getting ever richer, at the expense of human misery and suffering… — Joseph Befumo Copy Share Image
Among the worst episodes in American history are those moments when the federal government deploys the full weight of its power against… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
There is, in fact, only one solution: the state, the government, the laws must not in any way concern themselves with schooling… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
President Obama is the kind of politician who puts promises on the record, and then calls that the record. But we are… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
That instability is inherent in the nature of popular governments, I think very disputable … A representative democracy, where the right of… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Rising political tribalism, shamelessly exaggerating our opponents' claims or behavior, is leaving us vulnerable: No one loves America's internal fighting - and… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary…In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
The short lesson that comes out of long experience in political agitation is something like this: all the motive power in all… — John Jay Chapman Copy Share Image
For too long now we have watched the Left perch prettily on the periphery of the government, enjoying influence without accountability. In… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
What politicians do not understand is that [Ian] Wilmut discovered not so much a technical trick as a new law of nature.… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
Instead of plotting the demise of the traditional family, as some politicians and religious leaders would have you believe, gay people mow… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“e-mailing the right people on the wrong system. But from a public relations perspective, the technicalities didn’t matter. Hillary had told the… — Jonathan Allen Copy Share Image
“But let us be sure of something. We are not sheep. This government is ours, and it is meant to serve our… — Gary Hansen Copy Share Image
I really wanted to make a nonpolitical political film. I wanted something that folks in red states and blue states could look… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
“Thus did I receive, through the singing of these various hymns and the moral education that accompanied them, not only a religious,… — Jean Said Makdisi Copy Share Image
I tend to be a bit of a proselytiser for the importance of royal courts, but all politics - in fact every… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
The government should not pick up every single bit of healthcare to where literally 60 percent of every dollar is just in… — Pete Sessions Copy Share Image
I think it's really hard to make songs that pursue an agenda. You can kind of do it a little bit through… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
The ideal of a perfectly functioning democracy is one person, one vote; the ideal of a perfectly functioning market is one dollar,… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
Barack Obama was first elected after a period of profound failure by elite and government institutions, from finance to foreign policy to… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
High quality water is more than the dream of the conservationists, more than a political slogan; high quality water, in the right… — Richard Bangs Copy Share Image
Really, running an underdog, insurgent political campaign against an opponent many folks think can't be beat, and going out and meeting folks… — Michael Baumgartner Copy Share Image
When you go after someone who has a deep ideological belief set that is contradictory with your own, it's conversion. Conversion is… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
With few exceptions, democracy has not brought good government to new developing countries…What Asians value may not necessarily be what Americans or… — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law and particularly to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One difference with the political writings, whether about feminism or class, is that the intent is to change how people think of… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
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