We must bear in mind, then, that there is nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than an attempt… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
I hope we see more avenues for representation. More TV shows and films starring queer people, especially QPOC and nonbinary folks, more… — Sasha Velour Copy Share Image
It is a general maxim that all governments find a use for as much money as they can raise. Indeed, they have… — James Smith Copy Share Image
Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's a lesser-known story, but the Japanese government (after the Russian-Nazi pact, which split Poland) did allow Polish Jews to come to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The first and most important thing to understand about politics is this: forget Right, Left, Center, socialism, fascism, or democracy. Every government… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
In the American constitutional system of three different branches, conflict - and I mean that peaceful, vigorous debate - it's a feature… — Benjamin E. Sasse Copy Share Image
Western governments have generally tried to contain genocide by appeasing its architects. But the sad record of the last century shows that… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
Political life is like this - elections go back and forth. Representative democracy can only be successful if one sits down and… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
I get it, I'm not central casting of what someone imagines a New Jersey Democrat or politician looking like. That's what I… — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
In a general sense, all contributions imposed by the government upon individuals for the service of the state, are called taxes, by… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
I am a very proud daughter. Obviously to be able to see this transpiring, to watch him achieve so much as a… — Ivanka Trump Copy Share Image
On the local, state and federal level, government is working alongside veteran's organizations and other stakeholders to provide services such as medical… — Letitia James Copy Share Image
I see a huge, huge divide between the people who are facing the most barriers and violence and the kinds of stories… — Grace Dunham Copy Share Image
The political vibe of late-'40s Hollywood through the mid-'50s is something we're seeing a lot of echoes of right now, and in… — Ed Brubaker Copy Share Image
The Philippines is a country in which a man of morals can't be president, in which a politician who hasn't been linked… — Raymond Bonner Copy Share Image
“Trying what?" cried Maury fiercely. "Trying to pierce the darkness of political idealism with some wild, despairing urge toward truth? Sitting day… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to… — Alexander Fraser Tytler Copy Share Image
A wise Government seeks to provide the opportunity through which the best of individual achievement can be obtained, while at the same… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan [ cite the founders] on behalf of emphasizing the faith of our founders, of limited government, of the uniqueness and… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
“If you try to be yourself, you will feel aloneness. So people follow others, the crowd; they become one with the crowd.… — Osho Copy Share Image
If politicians were serious about day care for children, instead of just sloganizing about it, nothing they could do would improve the… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I met Cory Bernardi in Holland. I believe it might be more difficult for him to meet me now. I think he… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
In many ways, anti-anti-Trumpism mirrors Donald Trump himself because, at its core there are no fixed values, no respect for constitutional government… — Charlie Sykes Copy Share Image
We can't have democracy if we're having to protect you and our users from the government over stuff we've never had a… — Larry Page Copy Share Image
We have been very effectively pacified by the pernicious ideology of a consumer society that is centered on the cult of the… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
If a citizen who's committed many crimes, instead of going to prison would say something against me or another politician, or against… — Giulio Andreotti Copy Share Image
Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and to enjoy good health. Millions do… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
A function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
“The good things that have been done, the reforms . . . all of that was not done by government edict. .… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
To hold that Congress has general police power would be to hold that it may accomplish objects not intrusted to the general… — Melville Fuller Copy Share Image
Despite the fact that Rouhani has been a long-time insider in a government that has committed countless human rights violations, and that… — Nazanin Boniadi Copy Share Image
And that's really what's happening in this country is a violation of the First Commandment. We have become a country entrenched in… — Sharron Angle Copy Share Image
You have to almost apologize for saying, please enforce the laws. The laws, that they're [government] receiving good federal dollars to be… — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
The great truth that government was made for the people and not the people for government has already been established in the… — John Tyler Copy Share Image
The world is always waiting for someone to save the day, make things better. We've lost hope in politics, preachers. ... As… — Kirk Franklin Copy Share Image
The American middle class used to be envy of the world. It was a byproduct of economic freedom. We had a very… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Finally, let's keep well in mind the most important lesson of the auto rescue: While government should stay away from the private… — Steven Rattner Copy Share Image
“In Venezuela Chavez has made the co-ops a top political priority, giving them first refusal on government contracts and offering them economic… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
I think what we've had in the past is the government has said, "Well, we need to collect the whole haystack." And… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image