Political elites vote in a more partisan fashion than the mass public; this tendency, too, follows a curve. The more you know,… — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
Education may well be, as of right, the instrument whereby every individual, in a society like our own, can gain access to… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
Sistani’s office refuses the replacement of the law because it is not an Iraqi demand but it is a political demand to… — Ali al-Sistani Copy Share Image
What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
If democracy is ever to be threatened, it will not be by revolutionary groups burning government offices and occupying the broadcasting and… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
The interest of the people lies in being able to join organizations, advocate causes, and make political "mistakes" without being subjected to… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
There is a century-old saying, "The dollar votes more times than the man." — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
The most extravagant idea that can be born in the head of a political thinker is to believe that it suffices for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The political controversy surrounding this Boston's Big Dig could have the effect of throwing cold water on any plans for farsighted infrastructure… — Andrew Natsios Copy Share Image
Just as there can be little doubt that labor unions are a significant political force, neither can there be much question that… — Mancur Olson Copy Share Image
In recent years, even as the court has become an increasingly political body, the Senate is not focused on preserving any perceived… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
Sarah Palin has decided not to run for President and go straight to the quitting part. — Andy Borowitz Copy Share Image
What does a political revolution look like? It means that 80 percent of the people vote in national elections, not 40 percent.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
All of which raises another question: If Obamacare is so great, why do so many people want to get out from under… — Michael Barone Copy Share Image
The political, the economic, the social are tied together like the strands of a rope. The social and economic, if they are… — Paul Kagame Copy Share Image
[We should] set our eyes on the future. The political differences between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan should eventually be solved step… — Xi Jinping Copy Share Image
Our political leaders often talk about Russia taking an independent path, but they like to live like people in the West. — Alexei Navalny Copy Share Image
In many European countries we have populist indirect democratic systems. The people elect, in a proportionate manner, a parliament. The parliament with… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
We should be long past applauding politicians of any hue: they got us into this mess. The best deserve a probationary opportunity… — Gerald Warner Copy Share Image
Thus far, both political parties have been remarkably clever and effective in concealing this new reality. In fact, the two parties have… — Charles Ferguson Copy Share Image
Radical views that are outside the mainstream generally (but not always) are more reliable than the dominant view because they are more… — Michael Pare Copy Share Image
In 1917 European history, in the old sense, came to an end. World history began. It was the year of Lenin and… — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image