The art of government is the organization of idolatry. The bureaucracy consists of functionaries; the aristocracy, of idols; the democracy, of idolaters.… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
It is difficult to find a reputable American historian who will acknowledge the crude fact that a Franklin Roosevelt, say, wanted to… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
“Neither the fanatics nor the faint-hearted are needed. And our duty as a Party is not to our Party alone, but to… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The 'Black Panther' series was never really about the Black Panther at all. The State Department guy, Everett K. Ross, was the… — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
“Jefferson advised him: “I am not a Federalist, because I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of… — Dan Sisson Copy Share Image
“Here one comes upon an all-important English trait: the respect for constituitionalism and legality, the belief in 'the law' as something above… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“If the government in a country treats 60 percent of the population well and 40 percent badly, that means there is a… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
A general State education is a mere contrivance for moulding people to be exactly like one another; and as the mould in… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
I had always been interested in politics. I had assumed, for a variety of - well, for two reasons, being Jewish and… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
As far as politically how country music goes, it's true that it's regarded from a distance as a genre of music that… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
The conservative vision regards politics more as a matter of gratitude than entitlement - duty over rights. We have inherited so much:… — Michael J. Knowles Copy Share Image
What astonishing changes a few years are capable of producing! I am told that even respectable characters speak of a monarchical form… — George Washington Copy Share Image
It is true that too many people are not getting a fair opportunity to get ahead. We must find ways to help… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
“It is undoubtedly true that religion is often socially conservative. By binding a people together under a shared God, a common cosmology… — Steve Bruce Copy Share Image
If a Danish politician would go up and say he believes in God, people would be a little bit taken aback by… — Nikolaj Arcel Copy Share Image
“In one of our government departments... but perhaps I had better not say exactly which one. For no one's more touchy than… — Nikolai Gogol Copy Share Image
All the same, the fundamental truths which govern that art are still unchangeable; just as the principles of mechanics must always govern… — Ferdinand Foch Copy Share Image
Chinese are already more on board than we are. China is the only country that actually discussed in formal government documents how… — Paul R. Ehrlich Copy Share Image
I think you will find scientists that think like you in Germany and Britain, and you will find politicians that think like… — E. P. Thompson Copy Share Image
Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
If you believe you can make a difference, not just in politics, in public service, in advocacy around all these important issues,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The… — Garry Wills Copy Share Image
The holiness of the kingdom of God must be preserved. If Jesus refused to acknowledge and fight for Israel as God's favored… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
“Yet every democratic government is reluctant to face the fact. Reservists and citizen-soldiers stand ready, in every free nation, to stand to… — T. R. Fehrenbach Copy Share Image
“Odd,” said Arthur, “I thought you said it was a democracy.” “I did,” said Ford. “It is.” “So,” said Arthur, hoping he… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Many of my friends and many political experts warned me that this [presidential] campaign would be a journey to hell. Said that.… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
If we haven't got democracy, what have we got?... It is about the respect of politicians, it's building trust with our constituents.… — Lindsay Hoyle Copy Share Image
The mind of a horse is a very limited concern, relying almost entirely upon memory. He rivals our politicians in that he… — Apsley Cherry-Garrard Copy Share Image
“Liberal” in the nineteenth-century United States and Europe designated people who in many, but not all, respects would be called conservatives in… — Richard White Copy Share Image
But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases,… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
[Experts in cybersecurity] will also establish a training program for all government employees to make certain that they understand what defenses are… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“In such processes the economic system's reactions to a movement of the economy amplify the movement--inflation feeds upon inflation and debt-deflation feeds… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The restoration of property would be a complicated, arduous and presumably a lengthy business; the transformation of a Capitalist Society into a… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
“So that Chicago, with shipping and steel and livestock, came to think of itself as a burly city, tough and muscular, with… — Brian Doyle Copy Share Image
I concentrate on character, theme, language, structure, voice. It actually surprises me that no matter what I write, people declare it "intently… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
The level of our political trust [with China] is also very high. We have similar positions on major international issues or even,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Work is a means; it is not an end. And for any tasks that can be performed or eliminated by a capital… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
This is America. We're proud. We're not afraid of a bunch of terrorists. But this government is all about terror alerts and… — Merle Haggard Copy Share Image
In a democracy, the citizens are supposed to have all the power, and the government is supposed to be the means by… — Trevor Paglen Copy Share Image
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