Last night when I was commenting on the FBI and the CIA, the sound went off for 27 minutes. I should have… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
That's always been the case in America; there's been a big spectrum in how much people are interested in American politics. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
Reaganism is not only at odds with the Judeo-Christian heritage, it will not work. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. It's really above and beyond American politics. — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
Someone told me it was a round thing that gobbles up money. I thought that was Tip O'Neill. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
American politics is always somewhat fluid. In this age of social media, it means that voters can swing back and forth. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've seen the film. And I'll tell you this, I'm glad Chuck Yeager isn't running for President. — Walter F. Mondale Copy Share Image
The disturbing truth is that there's probably more sincerity than not in American politics. We may not want to believe it, but… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
“What if an American citizen needs to disappear, for reasons that might never be revealed to you, and you are involved, even… — Nick Drnaso Copy Share Image
Mr. Rockefeller is due to entertain munificently at breakfast, and make his pitch. My advice to one invited guest was: Order caviar,… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
American politics are normally a result of pragmatic and not philosophical reasoning. No one in Washington has said we now prefer multilateralism. — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
First of all, let me just say what's interesting about American politics is that if things really get bad here, people say… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
“In order to avoid undesirable criticism, how the organization is controlled and directed should not be widely advertised,” Charles wrote, arguing for… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
The cost of appearing with a bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me. Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your… — George Will Copy Share Image
Americans are about to discover that their system is more vulnerable than they thought. There's a lot of complacency in American politics,… — David Frum Copy Share Image
When the Constitution was written in 1787, there was this supposition that American politics would be above party. The people who would… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
Obama is not just a powerful speaker, but a thinker engaged with the ideas of his country and his age--this argument by… — Martha Minow Copy Share Image
“... they only trusted the wisdom of people brighter and more worldly than themselves when it was expressed in the vocabulary and… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
I couldn't help but be struck that this guy I had thought was the embodiment of everything wrong with American politics, a… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
It was Reagan who began the realignment of American politics, making the Republicans into internationalist Jeffersonians with his speech in London at… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
The central question for American politics right now is how did the country that elected Barack Obama elect Donald Trump. There's a… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
Most of us had never seen a sober redneck before, and we have the Reagan Landslide to testify that none of us… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
If American politics does not look to you like a joke, a tragic dance; if you have enough blindness left in you,… — John Jay Chapman Copy Share Image
There is a lot in American politics (and in American life) that is angry, greedy, reckless and violent. — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
Reagan's half a disciple of Benjamin Franklin. He believes in early to bed. — Lyn Nofziger Copy Share Image
Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics. — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
Mr. Trump is changing American politics forever and his leadership and strength are desperately needed. — Brian France Copy Share Image
[Jerry Brown] is California's way of celebrating the Year of the Child. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The good news is that the president gets another chance. The bad news is that he'll be two weeks older. — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
There was always the paranoid strain in American politics, particularly on the Right. — Charlie Sykes Copy Share Image
I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president. — James Carville Copy Share Image
You almost have to be a rock star to generate the kind of fever you need to survive in American politics. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Bobby Kennedy is so concerned with poverty because he didn't have any as a kid. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I'm Canadian, and so American politics aren't really in my wheelhouse. — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
American politics can produce great men and women, but it is profoundly insular. — George Packer Copy Share Image
The classic rules of American politics are dying, if not dead, if you look at the last two presidential elections. An African-American… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
Hart is still like that little tub of vaguely milklike gunk that comes with airline coffee. It is labeled a "nondairy" product.… — George Will Copy Share Image
A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters.… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
We have three things in common: Irish wives, the ability to speak for 17 minutes without a verb, and the fact that… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image