Political Quotes · Page 40

All men can understand what representation is; and that it must necessarily include a variety of knowledge and talents.

— Thomas Paine

If one sins against the laws of proportion and gives something too big to something too small to carry it - too…

— Plato

I love the sharpness and political tone of RoboCop and I think that such a film is now urgently needed.

— Jose Padilha

I chose to write about food: food is inherently political, but it's also an essential part of people's real lives. It's where…

— Annia Ciezadlo

If you work through the existing structures you are going to be corrupted. By working through political system that poisons the atmosphere,…

— Howard Zinn

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us…

— Samuel Adams

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if he's a painter, or ears if he's…

— Pablo Picasso

Any [political] party without principles is rudderless and passive.

— Rich Lowry

Tyranny is the political corollary of socialism, as representative government is the political corollary of the market economy.

— Ludwig von Mises

To enable consensus politics to develop we need to empower people where they live. This means devolving financial resources and political power…

— Mairead Corrigan

Healing the wounds of the earth and its people does not require saintliness or a political party, only gumption and persistence. It…

— Paul Hawken

The solution for mankind is of a spiritual nature. It is not a political or religious solution. It's the ability to love…

— Ziggy Marley

'Up in the Air' is not a political movie. It won't be mistaken for either a Michael Moore or Any Rand polemic…

— Frank Rich

The voting records of virtually every member of Congress reveal that the oath of office is more a ceremonial gesture than a…

— Tom Coburn

All films are political, whether they mean to be or not. Star Wars is political. As soon as you have conflict, which…

— Sydney Pollack

A new space race has begun, and most Americans are not even aware of it. This race is not [about] political prestige…

— Ben Bova

School boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for…

— Eli Broad

The right to unite freely and to separate freely is the first and most important of all political rights.

— Mikhail Bakunin

I contend that no book figured more prominently than the Bible in the political thought of these patriots we call the founders.

— Daniel L Dreisbach

There are, perhaps, few men who can for any length of time enjoy office and power without being more or less under…

— Andrew Jackson

Our political experiment of democracy, the last refuge of cheap misgovernment.

— George Bernard Shaw

The rich have grown richer, but their tax rate has declined. The poor have grown poorer, but their taxes have increased.

— Michael Parenti

I feel like I've always had two selves - the part of me that makes films and the part of me that's…

— Sarah Polley

I think we all understand disappointing yourself. Especially in the acting profession, which is probably similar to a political career, even the…

— Corey Stoll

The nation was not founded by habitual groupthinkers. But it stands a fair chance of being destroyed by them.

— Barbara Ehrenreich