“(it is striking that when slavery was abolished, the British government paid compensation, not to the men and women so inhumanely pressed… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
The biggest government waste: The death penalty. An individual death-penalty case could climb to $100 million, much of it spent at the… — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
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Ti's not religion nor politics nor decree, Ti's not history nor ethics nor the visions you might see, Ti's the simplicity to… — Jasmina Siderovski Copy Share Image
Any time the United States government turns over an American citizen, including military personnel, to the government of another country, it is… — Howard Baker Copy Share Image
Courts have long recognized the federal government's robust power to inspect people and goods entering the country. After all, the very foundation… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
I have lived with my conscience and my own memories for over quarter of a century since the events of 1973. These… — Augusto Pinochet Copy Share Image
“Especially in the Deep South, where Democratic victory was impossible without the neutralization of part of the black electorate, it also implied… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
“The regime's political strategy depends on planting landmines throughout society. But the mine doesn't explode if you place your leg on it… — Anwar Al-Bunni Copy Share Image
There are some libertarians who are really anarchists, but others are more concerned about the distant relationship between themselves and power. They… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
Civic poetry is public poetry. It is political poetry. It is about the hard stuff of life: money, crime, gender, corporate excess,… — Alissa Quart Copy Share Image
From a very selfish point of view, I'm enchanted by the idea that a politician can come along and speak simply and… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
Wherever there is a desire to have power over another person, it is politics. Power is always political, even on small children.… — Osho Copy Share Image
The number of nuclear bombs on the planet today - the sheer quantity of weapons of mass destruction in the possession of… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Think in the name of Almighty God. We must first have a worldwide awakening of the public conscience, a spiritual revival, a… — William J. H. Boetcker Copy Share Image
The perks of a new government are not really appealing to me. Everybody would like to have a good job, a good… — Chris Hani Copy Share Image
The political restructuring we pursue in China is aimed at advancing the self-improvement and development of the socialist political system. We will… — Hu Jintao Copy Share Image
I was very privileged and really blessed with so many material and spiritual gifts that I should give back, ... I should… — Corazon Aquino Copy Share Image
Culturally, I have always been part of the proletariat. I lived side by side with the sons of glassblowers, fishermen and smugglers.… — Dario Fo Copy Share Image
I look for the humanity in people, however big the politics or oppressive the situation may be, whether it's subsumed within a… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
“Perhaps, like bureaucracies everywhere, government officials in Singapore are uncomfortable with groups who appeal successfully to the public's sense of idealism, and… — Cherian George Copy Share Image
I've seen a lot of government try to solve problems, and it didn't work. And my view is that the right course… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
The general point that a political theory is, among other things, a partisan intervention, is well taken. So question about the actual… — Raymond Geuss Copy Share Image
When a Conservative government is presiding over unfair cuts to tax credits, chaos in the NHS and an unnecessary and ideological attack… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
“And yet Trump was hardly dissuaded. His habit always was to quiz anyone and everyone about what they thought, whether or not… — Joshua Green Copy Share Image
The 'American Families Plan' is not about helping American families, it is about redefining what it means to be an American family… — Tommy Tuberville Copy Share Image
The older I get, the less I know. By that I mean the less I am sure of. I view people with… — Pam Ferris Copy Share Image
Lacking the direct test of success or failure, the voter tends to turn, not to those politicians whose measures have the best… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
“No politician or party favours waste and inefficiency, and every government tries to reduce both--but tax cuts on the promise of ending… — Alex Himelfarb Copy Share Image
The labour movement had the best opportunity in 50 years to transform not merely an industrial situation and win an important battle… — Arthur Scargill Copy Share Image
I'm so sick and tired of all this violence, this gun violence. And how could I speak on it - you know… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
One of the real dilemmas we have in our country and around the world is that what works in politics is organization… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
These people that started here, they support the government now against those rebels. Why talking about what happened at the very beginning… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The primary truth that any government will be able to stand on is that God is King, not man. The Lord created… — Rick Joyner Copy Share Image
There are some things in this establishment that are fundamental... about which I shall deal plainly with you... the government by a… — Oliver Cromwell Copy Share Image
“Your political preference determines the arguments that you find compelling. If you like the current health policy, you believe its benefits are… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
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“In combination, these political and economic forces suggest that globalization, at least of the post-Columbus kind, is simply not inevitable. In this… — Stephen D. King Copy Share Image
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