I look at the state of the American politics and I scratch my head in wonder. How can the Republican Party, any… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
Bobby Kennedy and Nelson Rockefeller are having a row, ostensibly over the plight of New York's mentally retarded, a loose definition of… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
The desire to help those struggling abroad gain the freedoms enjoyed here at home has remained a uniquely unifying force in American… — Tom Malinowski Copy Share Image
You know when I first thought I might have a chance? When I realized that you could go into any bar in… — Eugene McCarthy Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is high enough, your IQ can be very low and you can… — George Will Copy Share Image
Bringing climate change to the forefront of American politics means making politicians feel the heat - in their campaign coffers and at… — Tom Steyer Copy Share Image
If you're tempted to believe with Governor Cuomo that government is just like Mom and Pop rather than Big Brother, just ask… — Paul Laxalt Copy Share Image
One of the greatest falsehoods of American politics over the past several decades is that the Republican party is the party of… — Seth Moulton Copy Share Image
Momentum has always counted for something, not everything, but it's always perceived as being something that matters in American politics. — James Carville Copy Share Image
We don't need more politicians insisting we have deficits because you're not taxed enough. Those deficits ballooned from an economy that didn't… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The most critical problem we face, not only in the barrios, but in Nicaragua and Central America, is that of the threat… — Jackie Jackson Copy Share Image
A generation ago [the Democratic Party] stood for progressive change. Now they defend every federal program as if each were sacred. They… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
[The Democrats] will say that the Reagan administrtion has given benefits to the rich at the expense of the poor - a… — Herbert Stein Copy Share Image
Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be… — John McCain Copy Share Image
He [Reagan] likes to tell jokes and that's why he told the ethnic joke that got him into some trouble. Perhaps if… — Robert Scheer Copy Share Image
To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
We are creating a political demolition derby, not a presidential debate. Those strange impulses in the American soul that have produced mud… — Hugh Sidey Copy Share Image
Fritz Mondale is not some synthetic Masked Marvel or Mystery Man. He is not made of silicon and micro-chip flakes. He is… — Lane Kirkland Copy Share Image
[Deficits are] a yawner. We, as Republicans, have talked about deficits and balanced budgets since the days of Roosevelt, and the people… — Paul Laxalt Copy Share Image
The dreadful decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission was the culmination of the Republican appointees' careful work to open American… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
Carter is doing a high-wire act over a cesspool, preaching all the way. Sinclair Lewis, thou shouldst be living in this hour.… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The biggest accomplishment, in racial terms, for Barack Obama was being elected. He had to overcome his blackness to be elected. He… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
[Ronald] Reagan had an agenda, three agenda items. George W. Bush had some. But [Donald] Trump, because people weren't listening, Trump has… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“And Boomer (and thus American) politics will continue to be driven by life cycle, with the Boomers’ desire to maintain old-age benefits… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
George Clooney's 'Ides of March' could be the most under-appreciated movie of the year. In 20 years they're gonna go back and… — Harvey Weinstein Copy Share Image
American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people… — Bob Schieffer Copy Share Image
Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
We've had periods of meanness in American politics. Actually, the dawn of partisan division in America was basically in George Washington's second… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Workers, black and white, need some kind of international affirmative action to protect them from unfair competition with unorganized or slave labor… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
My husband is a Dutch television correspondent. He's not taking any job away from an American. Because I don't really think there… — Alexandra C. Pelosi Copy Share Image
I'm setting the record straight - Chuck Schumer is nothing but a political animal who symbolizes all that's wrong with American politics. — Trish Regan Copy Share Image
My sense of American politics is that most of our politicians are for sale, whether they are out and out crooked, or… — Kam Williams Copy Share Image
Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for… — Dick Morris Copy Share Image
Our relationship with Israel is another reason we're being attacked. But an American politician - whether Muslim or not - who criticizes… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
The national Democratic leadership is going so far left, they've left America. Don't let them bury the American dream in their graveyard… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The American people aren't overtaxed. The government in Washington is overfed. The main difference between ourselves and the other side is: we… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The tax issue is the most powerful issue in American politics going back to the Tea Party. People say, 'Oh, Grover Norquist… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
“The problem with Trump voters is, they're so dumb, they don't even know how much stuff they don't know. They just assume… — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
Politics is a rough and tumble business, and yet there seems to be an effort by the commentariat to sanitise American politics… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Christians belong in American politics because there is not and cannot be a fundamental separation between our moral vocation and our citizenship. — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
![“A generation ago [the Democratic Party] stood for progressive change. Now they defend every federal program as if each were sacred. They have become the most conservative force in American politics.” quote by Thomas Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/67f/thomas-friedman-1784_american-politics_a-generation-ago-the-democratic-party-st_1826311.jpg)
![“[The Democrats] will say that the Reagan administrtion has given benefits to the rich at the expense of the poor - a term that they define broadly to include middle-income people, women, minorities, the aged, the young, farmers, steelworkers, and others.” quote by Herbert Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b4c/herbert-stein-36530_american-politics_the-democrats-will-say-that-the-reagan-a_1853316.jpg)
![“He [Reagan] likes to tell jokes and that's why he told the ethnic joke that got him into some trouble. Perhaps if reporters didn't overreact to a politician's telling the very same joke they routinely hear and tell in the city room, we'd get more humor.” quote by Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/17c/robert-scheer-12420_american-politics_he-reagan-likes-to-tell-jokes-and-that-s_773713.jpg)
![“[Deficits are] a yawner. We, as Republicans, have talked about deficits and balanced budgets since the days of Roosevelt, and the people simply haven't listened, because they can't relate to those huge numbers.” quote by Paul Laxalt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9d7/paul-laxalt-65758_american-politics_deficits-are-a-yawner-we-as-republicans_631554.jpg)
![“[Ronald] Reagan had an agenda, three agenda items. George W. Bush had some. But [Donald] Trump, because people weren't listening, Trump has the longest agenda item list I have seen in modern American politics.” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/62c/rush-limbaugh-28_agendas_ronald-reagan-had-an-agenda-three-agenda_107537.jpg)
