Political satire is a serious thing. In democratic newspapers throughout the world there are daily cartoons that often are not even funny,… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“Nowadays, thanks to their education in politics and economics, they are said to be different. But even at that time, as one… — Robert Musil Copy Share Image
“Politics? Check out a book on thermodynamics. All the rules apply. What you're talking about is essentially energy, or the absence of… — Nickolas Butler Copy Share Image
The Chief Whip's job is trying to make sure that the Government - and MPs elected as part of the governing party… — Geoff Hoon Copy Share Image
I do not deny that there may be other well-founded causes for the hatred which various classes feel toward politicians, but the… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
“Almost all the prosperity of a public society and civil community does, under God, depend on their rulers. They are like the… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
One wants in a Prime Minister a good many things, but not very great things. He should be clever but need not… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
“The future of the next generation relies on astronomers obtaining a full understanding of the rapidly changing human environmental conditions and the… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“The point is, this rope is even better! I call it Andskoti, the Adversary. It is woven with the most powerful paradoxes… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“The Schleswig-Holstein question is so complicated, only three men in Europe have ever understood it. One was Prince Albert, who is dead.… — Lord Palmerston Copy Share Image
Riskier mortgage lending practices, imposed by government, were what set the stage for many mortgage payments to stop and thus for the… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I don't think that what I'm doing [political cartooning] is necessarily left versus right. What I'm addressing is top versus bottom. If… — Tom Tomorrow Copy Share Image
“Since the beginning of time there have been people who see themselves as being above the law. To them the laws don’t… — John-Talmage Mathis Copy Share Image
So the Mexican government fed the pope a tremendous amount of stuff about Trump is not a good person, and the pope… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
All our moves are based on four general principles: continued use of the rifle, no waiving of historical rights, no peace, and… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
A timely and incisive look into the history, politics, and future of the Muslim Brotherhood by the foremost expert on Islamism in… — Vali Nasr Copy Share Image
Politicians - power itself - are abject because they merely embody the profound contempt people have for their own lives. One should… — Jean Baudrillard Copy Share Image
I've been a politician long enough to know that every year will find us living in a situation that one couldn't have… — Wolfgang Schauble Copy Share Image
“You dropped a hammer under thrust, and it fell to the deck. Your government slaughtered six families of ethnic Chinese prospectors, someone… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
I'm not affiliated with Ed Burke, Joe Berrios or anyone else who represents the old, corrupt Chicago way. I am offering voters… — Lori Lightfoot Copy Share Image
“Since Roman times, virtually every type of government that holds competitive elections has experienced some form of populism—some attempt by ambitious politicians… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Dictators have no peers; only sycophants to do their bidding. That is how it was in Nazi Germany. And so it is… — Richard W. Sonnenfeldt Copy Share Image
“John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873), English philosopher, political theorist, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament,… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“Zealots see only faith or heresy, politicians see plots and conspiracies everywhere, lovers see devotion or betrayal in every action, and none… — Roderick Graham Copy Share Image
“Rich people can be generous, even the ones with bloodcurdling political views can be generous, but most believe in generosity on their… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
. . . Thirteen governments [of the original states] thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without a pretence… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“I don’t fundamentally understand why people give a shit about what other people put up their noses or what other people put… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
I've been involved in politics for quite some time. I've held positions, and my experiences are very deep, and I think I… — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Copy Share Image
Power has to be protected from scrutiny. That's the principle of every dictatorship, of every autocracy. You hear it from high priests… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Through political opportunism and ineptitude, the city had allowed the [police] department to languish for years as an understaffed and underequipped paramilitary… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
The potential for the abuse of power through digital networks - upon which we the people now depend for nearly everything, including… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
“As he spoke, he looked into their faces and saw, as though in his own features, that fundamentally they all bore the… — Alexander Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
It is only when someone cannot defend his opinion, and is not interested in believing the truth, that he will attempt to… — Jamie Whyte Copy Share Image
Religion means goal and way, politics implies end and means. The political end is recognizable by the fact that it may be… — Martin Buber Copy Share Image
A critical function that we journalists perform at political conventions is to try to get into parties that we have not been… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Politics is traditionally a male domain in Russia. Until now, women have only been accessories. Now, female protest groups are emerging -… — Alexei Navalny Copy Share Image
All the Cuban government wants to do - and all it's demonstrated to the world - is that they want a repressive,… — Francis X. Suarez Copy Share Image
Dominance in an adaptation to anarchy and it serves no purpose in a society that has undergone a civilising process or in… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Refined policy ever has been the parent of confusion, and ever will be so as long as the world endures. Plain good… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
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