Obedience is the psychological mechanism that links individual action to political purpose. It is the dispositional cement that binds men to systems… — Stanley Milgram Copy Share Image
“art is self-sufficient and need serve no moral or political purpose” — Walter Pater Copy Share Image
Understand: people will constantly attack you in life. One of their main weapons will be to instill in you doubts about yourself… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
It was a mistake to speak one's mind at any time, unless it perfectly matched your political purpose; and it never did. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Let individuals contribute as they desire; but let us prohibit in effective fashion all corporations from making contributions for any political purpose,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“t's [King James Bible] subject is majesty, not tyranny, and it's political purpose was unifying and enfolding, to elide the kingliness of… — Adam Nicolson Copy Share Image
However little president Obama knows or cares about economics, he knows a lot about politics - and especially political rhetoric. 'High-speed rail'… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Art can be very political but that can't be the purpose of art, it can't be the driving force. It isn't with… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image