The theory of social contracts extends as far back as Plato. However, it was the great 18th century social philosophers John Locke,… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
Then one day I realized that a false picture of the German camps had been created and that the problem of the… — Paul Rassinier Copy Share Image
When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody… — Franklin P. Adams Copy Share Image
The concept of individual rights is so prodigious a feat of political thinking that few men grasp it fully - and two… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
... the whole of society in Washington is to some degree political. It is like no other capital city known to me,… — Storm Jameson Copy Share Image
Totalitarian rule marks the sharpest contrast imaginable with political rule, and ideological thinking is an explicit and direct challenge to political thinking. — Bernard Crick Copy Share Image
One of the difficulties of politics is that politicians are shocked by those who are really prepared to let their thinking reach… — Richard Crossman Copy Share Image
I have written occasionally on links between my scientific work and political thinking, but not much, because the links seem to me… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I've been a witness to unfairness in society all my life. To the conditions under which my mother worked all her life,… — Patrick Stewart Copy Share Image
A brilliant analysis of leadership in democratic, authoritarian, and totalitarian states, Archie Brown's The Myth of the Strong Leader draws on a… — Jack F. Matlock, Jr Copy Share Image
For William Cecil and others in Elizabeth's Council, whose sense of Catholic conspiracy and threat governed their political thinking, England's security lay… — Susan Brigden Copy Share Image
Writing recently in the New York Times, David Brooks noted correctly if belatedly that conservatives disdain for liberal intellectuals had slipped into… — Mark Lilla Copy Share Image
