Economics and a reliance on science and technology to solve our problems has led to an unsustainable situation where continued growth in… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Systematic social and environmental deregulation, and the economics of austerity while enriching the rich, will be the markers of Farage/Tory politics after… — Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis Copy Share Image
A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“in all cities, these two distinct parties are found, and from this it arises that the people do not wish to be… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“Journalists are being suffocated, silenced, even shot through bullet proof vests by governments who do not believe that freedom of speech is… — Aysha Taryam Copy Share Image
The invention of ethical and political doctrines, which blossomed into our own social sciences, is a product of times when things appeared… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
The one thing that the president continues to diminish, which I think is unfortunate, is the fact that the Russian government, at… — Jack Reed Copy Share Image
A striking feature of moral and political argument in the modern world is the extent to which it is innovators, radicals, and… — Alasdair MacIntyre Copy Share Image
The social and political climate came from discussions about how we could find conflict in the wake of a 100-year-long war ending.… — Bryan Konietzko Copy Share Image
“When the tumult of war shall cease, and the tempest of present passions be succeeded by calm reflection, or when those, who,… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Every effort therefore must be made to perpetuate prosperity. And, since that is to the advantage of the rich as well as… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
In effect the people were present through their representatives, and were themselves, step by step and point by point, acting in the… — Bernard Bailyn Copy Share Image
How dominating is appetite, how enveloping immediate experience! Even the philosophically minded among us capitulate, ultimately, to the narrowest sense of personal… — Vivian Gornick Copy Share Image
Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy): A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where… — Morgan Philpot Copy Share Image
The net is more than an organizing tool - it has become an organizing model, a blueprint for decentralized but cooperative decision-making.… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
“But the thing about Literature is, well, basically it encapsulates all the disciplines - it's history, philosophy, politics, sexual politics, sociology, psychology,… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
Our mother was killed for something she did not do. She was taken away from us. That's as personal as it can… — Robert Meeropol Copy Share Image
In London - and forget those extra public pressures on politicians - the lovely old Sloane world of manor houses simply hasn't… — Peter York Copy Share Image
Let only individuals contribute - with sensible limits per election. Otherwise, we are well on our way to ensuring that a government… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
All political order presupposes a pre-political order, a sense that people belong together. And then, of course, they might seek a contract… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
I'm familiar with the Palestinian mentality, the culture, religion, and when I had information coming in on a daily basis: secrets about… — Mosab Hassan Yousef Copy Share Image
Three of the last four [elections], '06, '08, and '12, were disastrous for Republicans. And they were years in which we just… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Prayer does not mean that I am to bring God down to my thoughts and my purposes, and bend his government according… — Dwight L. Moody Copy Share Image
Every man aims at avoiding what causes him pain; the activities of government ultimately consist in the infliction of pain. All great… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“There is a very simple relationship between increased socioeconomic rifts in the society and increased violence, criminality, war, increased lack of trust… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
I am particularly proud of my contributions in recent cases in which the government has argued in the Supreme Court that racial… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
The political elite in Russia don't want domestic reform, they aren't ready for it. As such, they welcome an external threat. You… — Sergey Karaganov Copy Share Image
We are watching industries crumble, Wall Street firms disappear, unemployment spike, and unprecedented government intervention. And our designated opinion leaders want to… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
I have lived among negroes, all my life, and I am for this Government with slavery under the Constitution as it is.… — Andrew Johnson Copy Share Image
“It is already apparent that the word 'Fascist' will be one of the hardest-worked words in the Presidential campaign. Henry Wallace called… — E.B. White Copy Share Image
And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I think, Russia is pushing against the West in general, not just the United States but the institutions of the West, the… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
“Kalau saya mengatakan tadi ada pertautan antara politic, war, and diplomacy, Saudara pasti pernah mendengar bahwa war is a continuation of politic… — SBYudhoyono Copy Share Image
I read somewhere that Mitt and I have a 'storybook marriage.' Well, in the storybooks I read, there were never long, long,… — Ann Romney Copy Share Image
No, I'm not rich. I had a tax problem in this country, curiously enough, and my accountant said the British government was… — Donald Sutherland Copy Share Image
Sometimes politics is viewed as a boxing match. So, let's look at movies of last year. You know, you prepare for match… — David Plouffe Copy Share Image
America thrives on identity politics, left and right. But France is opposed to the idea. Since the Revolution, the French have enthroned… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
If any doubt has arisen as to me, my country [Virginia] will have my political creed in the form of a "Declaration… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“There’s no English equivalent for silovik. It doesn’t translate succinctly because to create something as Machiavellian as a silovik requires both the… — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“As religion starts to mix with politics, we have a culture that allows us to fall behind what were previously third world… — Juan Enriquez Copy Share Image