Political Quotes · Page 118

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!

— Honore de Balzac

It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea.

— Robert Anton Wilson

Religion is the centre which unites, and the cement which connects the several parts of members of the political body.

— George Berkeley

One of the first essentials is a policy of unreserved political cooperation with all the nations of the world.

— Arthur Henderson

You try to - you want to fly on both sides of the political fence because that's where the - where the…

— Denis Leary

“Some things are just like riding a bicycle; you jump on, pedal, and hope you don’t fall.”

— Henry Mosquera

If free will exists, why do the tallest candidates with the best hair usually win elections ?

— Scott Adams

Power is sweet; it is a drug, the desire for which increases with a habit.

— Bertrand Russell

I never really am concerned about the political landscape of the day when I'm writing because no matter what it is, it…

— Stan Lee

However, I have a low opinion of people with narrow political horizons. Someone who talks about the environment and knows nothing about…

— Sigmar Gabriel

To attempt to commit the Church to social and political programs may be a short cut . . to escape from the…

— J. H. Oldham

It is quite sad, to me, that that ideal, that vision and understanding [of American founding ], doesn't seem to be a…

— Paul Kengor

Window-breaking, when Englishmen do it, is regarded as honest expression of political opinion. Window-breaking, when Englishwomen do it, is treated as a…

— Emmeline Pankhurst

One reason George Soros has been able to be so active in the political arena is that he has received a considerable…

— Tom Fitton

So I think it's important to communicate with the people in terms of what the real facts are on these proposals and…

— John Podesta

But I am sure also that from a political point of view, and from a social point of view the federal link,…

— Aristide Briand

The most important quote about poetry and politics that I know is from a different situationist, Guy Debord. He was locked in…

— Joshua Clover

Much of the point of individual action is really to communicate with other people and with political leaders and to demonstrate to…

— Dale Jamieson

Charity is today a 'political charity.'. . . it means the transformation of a society structured to benefit a few who appropriate…

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

For me, one of the most disturbing elements of the right wing's political agenda is that it believes that there is one…

— Barbra Streisand

Television is likely to do more to revolutionize politics than sound broadcasting did. Political candidates may have to adopt new techniques to…

— David Sarnoff

In Sumter and other counties [in South Carolina] the whites are resorting to intimidation and violence to prevent the colored people from…

— Rutherford B. Hayes

The movie not only about what story you're telling and who you're looking at. It's mostly about how you're telling it and…

— Celine Sciamma

There is a certain jargon, which, in French, I should call un Persiflage d'Affaires, that a foreign Minister ought to be perfectlymaster…

— Lord Chesterfield

I am opposed to term limits because if we did not have seasoned professionals, we would not have the good government that…

— George Will

I have said that the sanction regime is like Swiss cheese - that meant that they weren't very effective.

— George W. Bush

A mother-in-law is better than a single and childless political persona, though.

— Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

I do respect the political process and those that cover politics on a regular basis. It's just not for me.

— Megan Alexander

Public opinion isn't formed independently, but driven by narratives from the political class and the media.

— Dawn Foster

The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.

— H. L. Mencken

We must not waste life in devising means. It is better to plan less and do more.

— William Ellery Channing

He that shall peruse the political pamphlets of any past reign will wonder why they were so eagerly read, or so loudly…

— Samuel Johnson

The republican model described in the Hebrew Scriptures reassured pious Americans that republicanism was a political system favored by God.

— Daniel L Dreisbach

The challenge in working in politics, particularly if you're working for a political party, is that everyone's a messenger.

— Frank Luntz

I don't like things I work on to have political didacticism - there are questions, but not messages.

— Jonathan Nolan

We should not have assumed that a political space station could be built.

— Larry Niven

The one thing government has which we (you or I or any corporation) DON'T have, is the ability to use deadly force…

— Neal Boortz

I'm a bit too old for anarchy. If I was younger I might be more political but I'm married with kids and…

— Ben Eine

“Having two non-functional parties is not a democracy, it's a losing coin flip.”

— Russ Lippitt