--- title: "27 People Political Quotes by 27 authors" description: "Browse 27 People Political quotes by 27 authors. Discover the best People Political sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/samantha-bee-9063_amazing_i-know-it-s-amazing-to-people-that-we-ha_2924608.png" --- > [I know, it's amazing to people that we have a political system, but we do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-bee/i-know-it-s-amazing-to-people-that-we-have-a-political-system-but-we/) [Samantha Bee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-bee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/samantha-bee-9063_amazing_i-know-it-s-amazing-to-people-that-we-ha_2924608.png) > [When people see political ads, they think someone's lying to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mckinnon/when-people-see-political-ads-they-think-someone-s-lying-to-them/) [Mark McKinnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mckinnon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e31/mark-mckinnon-3139_ads_when-people-see-political-ads-they-think_626875.png) > [Both the Left and the Right need to connect as people rather than as political entities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-sykes/both-the-left-and-the-right-need-to-connect-as-people-rather-than-as/) [Charlie Sykes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-sykes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd0/charlie-sykes-9529_need_both-the-left-and-the-right-need-to-conn_1024426.jpg) > [Well, Bill, I don't think you're going to find many shy people that are in the political business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-mccallum/well-bill-i-don-t-think-you-re-going-to-find-many-shy-people-that-are/) [Scott McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-mccallum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/scott-mccallum-27459_bills_well-bill-i-don-t-think-you-re-going-to_670012.png) > [It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/it-s-a-shame-and-a-disgrace-that-so-few-people-take-part-in-the/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/john-lewis-1310_people_it-s-a-shame-and-a-disgrace-that-so-few_1945615.jpg) > [Leadership is more important than people's political career at times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kasich/leadership-is-more-important-than-people-s-political-career-at-times/) [John Kasich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kasich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/john-kasich-1650_careers_leadership-is-more-important-than-people_1601634.png) > [A lot of people are very political when they are young, and then they outgrow it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/a-lot-of-people-are-very-political-when-they-are-young-and-then-they/) [Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/andrew-solomon-1140_outgrow_a-lot-of-people-are-very-political-when_45460.jpg) > [I appeal to people all across the political spectrum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-broun/i-appeal-to-people-all-across-the-political-spectrum/) [Paul Broun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-broun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c4/paul-broun-13322_across_i-appeal-to-people-all-across-the-politi_1340378.jpg) > [I've been very fortunate to work for great people - so even when the political process gets ugly, I find inspiration in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cutter/i-ve-been-very-fortunate-to-work-for-great-people-so-even-when-the/) [Stephanie Cutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/stephanie-cutter-28444_fortunate_i-ve-been-very-fortunate-to-work-for-gre_566267.png) > [I will continue to work for people, but not from any political party. What I can do do as a Rajya Sabha…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sudha-murty/i-will-continue-to-work-for-people-but-not-from-any-political-party/) [Sudha Murty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sudha-murty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/sudha-murty-4572_people_i-will-continue-to-work-for-people-but-n_1851638.jpg) > [On the other hand, we have in Israel, an Israeli government which has been elected by the Israeli people. Their political agenda…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafik-hariri/on-the-other-hand-we-have-in-israel-an-israeli-government-which-has/) [Rafik Hariri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafik-hariri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e6/rafik-hariri-38815_agendas_on-the-other-hand-we-have-in-israel-an-i_2208458.png) > [My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one party made a difference in his life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/my-dad-came-out-of-the-roosevelt-era-and-the-depression-one-person/) [Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5c/richard-m-daley-18550_bosses_my-dad-came-out-of-the-roosevelt-era-and_1868315.png) > [No other chancellor in the long history of the office has felt the need to pass a law in order to convince…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-osborne/no-other-chancellor-in-the-long-history-of-the-office-has-felt-the/) [George Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-osborne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/george-osborne-3998_budgets_no-other-chancellor-in-the-long-history_249229.png) > [The last eight years have created a lot of deep-seated hostility. People take political decisions very personally, and today there is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-f-fielding/the-last-eight-years-have-created-a-lot-of-deep-seated-hostility/) [Fred F. Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-f-fielding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/fred-f-fielding-37694_constant_the-last-eight-years-have-created-a-lot_2391126.png) > [People of every political viewpoint need to work together to end this worsening culture of abuse that has permeated our political debate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-reeves/people-of-every-political-viewpoint-need-to-work-together-to-end-this/) [Rachel Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-reeves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/rachel-reeves-6098_abuse_people-of-every-political-viewpoint-need_791295.jpg) > [“If we are to put an end to division, people from all political persuasions will have to stop fighting one another and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/if-we-are-to-put-an-end-to-division-people-from-all-political/) [Ben Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-carson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/ben-carson-3320_america_if-we-are-to-put-an-end-to-division-peop_851416.jpg) > [For most people, political activity is a secondary activity - that is to say, they have something else to do beside attending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-joseph-oakeshott/for-most-people-political-activity-is-a-secondary-activity-that-is-to/) [Michael Joseph Oakeshott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-joseph-oakeshott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/michael-joseph-oakeshott-25415_activity_for-most-people-political-activity-is-a_2896065.png) > [Even in South Carolina, as badly as we did, and we did very badly, we won the votes of people 29 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/even-in-south-carolina-as-badly-as-we-did-and-we-did-very-badly-we/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/bernie-sanders-233_age_even-in-south-carolina-as-badly-as-we-di_2233442.jpg) > [That's a deep change in priorities. People are much less political today. They have found other values of life. We are developing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/that-s-a-deep-change-in-priorities-people-are-much-less-political/) [Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/tom-segev-34814_attitude_that-s-a-deep-change-in-priorities-peopl_269158.jpg) > [It's so important for people in political groups to learn the difference between productive criticism and not. When it's about something you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/it-s-so-important-for-people-in-political-groups-to-learn-the/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf2/kathleen-hanna-1726_can-t-change_it-s-so-important-for-people-in-politica_2201562.png) > [People in the political world have every incentive to say things that lead voters away from a clear economic understanding of issues.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/people-in-the-political-world-have-every-incentive-to-say-things-that/) [Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/thomas-sowell-247_clear_people-in-the-political-world-have-every_1966062.jpg) > [ I worked for Hillary \[Clinton\] when I was young - when she was running for the Senate. I was fundraising and things,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/i-worked-for-hillary-clinton-when-i-was-young-when-she-was-running/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34d/patti-smith-394_clinton_i-worked-for-hillary-clinton-when-i-was_2636070.jpg) > [There was an event called the World Transformed, which was set up by Momentum, and people from across the political spectrum have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-miliband/there-was-an-event-called-the-world-transformed-which-was-set-up-by/) [Ed Miliband](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-miliband/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef8/ed-miliband-13504_hat_there-was-an-event-called-the-world-tran_1291888.jpg) > [There are people who want to import the dregs of the world into this country in order to cut this country down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/there-are-people-who-want-to-import-the-dregs-of-the-world-into-this/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5da/rush-limbaugh-28_believe_there-are-people-who-want-to-import-the_1500825.jpg) > [But the most deplorable effect of all, is that diminution of attachment and reverence, which steals into the hearts of the people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/but-the-most-deplorable-effect-of-all-is-that-diminution-of/) [James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/james-madison-373_attachment_but-the-most-deplorable-effect-of-all-is_2789895.jpg) > [In on summer they have done their business... they have completely pulled down to the ground their monarchy, their church, their nobility,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-burke/in-on-summer-they-have-done-their-business-they-have-completely/) [Edmund Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/edmund-burke-400_army_in-on-summer-they-have-done-their-busine_1938757.jpg) > [To have hundreds of people from every political and demographic group you can imagine coming out day after day to take part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-polis/to-have-hundreds-of-people-from-every-political-and-demographic-group/) [Jared Polis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-polis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/jared-polis-4096_day_to-have-hundreds-of-people-from-every-po_1071454.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-political/#itemlist", "name": "People Political Quotes", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know, it's amazing to people that we have a political system, but we do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Samantha Bee" }, "url": 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