The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome… — Herbert Croly Copy Share Image
Bourgeois political economy ... never gets to see man who is its real subject. It disregards the essence of man and his… — Herbert Marcuse Copy Share Image
My particular historical vantage point is a product of my upbringing as that odd duck, a native Washingtonian whose parents were not… — Frank Rich Copy Share Image
Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
Often when I'm on TV, they'll ask what are the three most important things for people to do. I know they want… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
“I’m going to be a model of fearlessness. And when people spew fear, I’m going to stand with an invisible shield around… — Judy Frankel Copy Share Image
“The American Anti-Slavery Society, on the other hand, said the war was “waged solely for the detestable and horrible purpose of extending… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
A professional politician is a professionally dishonorable man. In order to get anywhere near high office he has to make so many… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
American democracy is a chess-game in which pawns imagine themselves to be free individuals with wills of their own: that delusion is… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
It is in the long run essential to the growth of any new and high civilization that small groups of men can… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
“I believe with all my heart, that Magnus is a worthy and superior successor to your current king. Therefore, I ask today… — Morgan Rhodes Copy Share Image
A combination of working in politics as well as teaching and being [an actor] certainly helped. I became so much more comfortable… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
“We were not interested in making life better for some some people. We wanted everyone to thrive and accomplish their dreams in… — Richard J. Riordan Copy Share Image
Every man wishes to pursue his occupation and to enjoy the fruits of his labours and the produce of his property in… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Identities are the key to political thought and action. IF cultural creators can frame their message so it resonates with a frame… — Wendy Griswold Copy Share Image
“The root of the black man's hatred is rage, and he does not so much had the white man as simply as… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
The government decides to try to increase the middle class by subsidizing things that middle class people have: If middle-class people go… — Glenn Reynolds Copy Share Image
“The movement to join Washington had a substantial following in the 1850s, centred in Montreal...It faced considerable resistance, though - in part… — Doug Saunders Copy Share Image
I know that in South Africa, we were in that space, and we're still suffering from that space. And that was where… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“What if an ordinary person cannot make a difference without talking about politics, without letting political concerns have their due, without feeling… — Nina Eliasoph Copy Share Image
The message that I gave on the - on the steps today was that you need to stand for those things that… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has… — Andrew Cuomo Copy Share Image
If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him? ...… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The media is tremendously important for all governments that are able to communicate through the it. It doesn't mean there is a… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
Director Ken Burns revealed that his next documentary is about Franklin Roosevelt, and it's fourteen hours long...which sounds like too much, until… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
For the rich men without scruple drew the estate into their own hands, excluding the rightful heirs from their succession; and all… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
There has to be a reform within the government that is tangible, that we can actually measure and that we have confidence… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
I have fought the establishment, run primaries, my entire career. I think that for Planned Parenthood or NARAL or the Human Rights… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
There is a very close connection between being a doctor and a politician. The doctor tries to prevent illness, then tries to… — Gro Harlem Brundtland Copy Share Image
Society is notoriously stupid in its failure to harness the wisdom of older women in everything from television to politics, family life… — Victoria Coren Mitchell Copy Share Image
“There is a danger in Christians supposing that they simply have to be flaky, awkward, against the government all the time, continually… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
Most Americans have never seen the ignorance, degradation, hunger, sickness, and futility in which many other Americans live...They won't become involved in… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
I have been requesting the government because it is the government which has to allocate the land to build public courses. I… — Jeev Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Man is very much a creature of habit. A thing that rarely strikes his senses will generally have but little influence upon… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Government schools, with your tax money, now discourage the teaching of multiplication tables by rote memorization but teach reading by the 'look-and-say'… — Greg Perry Copy Share Image
To me, regardless of who's in office, the government is strangled by business. And the government's priorities are dictated by business. I… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
An immigration violation should not give the government license to rip up the rule book. By restricting judicial oversight and blocking public… — Jamie Fellner Copy Share Image
I'm very political. Because I read politics every day, so I'm familiar with the world. I approach the films is I'm trying… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
There was one man in the Labour government, Robin Cook, whom I had a very high regard for. He had the courage… — Harold Pinter Copy Share Image