Washington was no politician as we understand the word,"…

The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think it's very…

— Marco Rubio

What could be more important to the pursuit of happiness than the right to choose your spouse without asking a Washington politician for permission?

— Lisa Murkowski

Someone once noted that a 'gaffe' in Washington is when a politician accidentally tells the truth.

— Jonah Goldberg

This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist…

— Matt Taibbi

“Washington politician: navy tailored suit, hair graying at the temples, a smile for every constituent, blue eyes that could convey sincerity, anger, or righteous…

— R.D. Brady

“I, too, like yourself was a good party man: my party was that of the Church; I was ultramontane. Your party system is one…

— Henry Adams

Political change does not really lead to any fundamental change for most of the people, indeed because politics (even if it calls itself democratic)…

— Nigel Gibson

Religion gives us a place to stand outside politics, and without it we're vulnerable to a system in which the state defines everything, which…

— R. R. Reno

A better way to mutual respect is to engage directly with the moral convictions citizens bring to public life, rather than to require that…

— Michael Sandel

Somehow we can't live outside the politics of race. There's something very deep in all of us, that is taught to us when we…

— Anna Deavere Smith

Actually being able to show who you've been over a period of time, the growth, the consistency, all of these things at the same…

— Zohran Mamdani

There is a lack of leadership outside the Beltway, outside of politics.

— Danny Glover

It's not enough to say that the Olympics is an athletic contest outside of politics, because it's not. The Chinese clearly are using the…

— Richard Gere

“Violence isn't a Democrat or Republican problem. It's an American problem, requiring an American solution.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“Indeed, it's not a stretch to say that most voters no longer choose their representatives; instead, representatives choose their voters.”

— Barack Obama