“It’s hard to steal somebody’s shoes while they are wearing them and not have them notice. But that’s what politicians have done… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“You might think that after all the shameful capitulations made by the government during the ups and downs of their negotiations with… — José Saramago Copy Share Image
“You'd be amazed at how many presidents, senators, congressmen, governors, even mayors get elected not because of their own merits or actions,… — David Archer Copy Share Image
I'm against government giving money to artists, but I'm not against artists taking money. Just like I don't have a moral problem… — Chester Brown Copy Share Image
I plan to stand up and be counted. And the thing I'm gonna do is, I'm gonna do what we're gonna do… — Paul Eggers Copy Share Image
“And as the recession continues and our prospects look bleaker and bleaker, I’m excited. I look to the past to see what… — Sarra Manning Copy Share Image
If we expected self-reliance of family groups, if we expected hardiness and resilience and initiative on the part of individuals, and if… — Bernard Levin Copy Share Image
Everybody who goes into government gets somewhat chewed up in the process. Being a senior appointee is like being at a startup,… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
In our society, real power does not happen to lie in the political system, it lies in the private economy: that’s where… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Many people who have an interest in politics feel they should proclaim—loudly, and at any given time—what their views are and why… — Victoria Stoklasa Copy Share Image
Urban America has been redlined. Government has not offered tax incentives for investment, as it has in a dozen foreign markets. Banks… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
“In the whole vast dome of living nature there reigns an open violence. A kind of prescriptive fury which arms all the… — Joseph de Maistre Copy Share Image
I mean, on virtually every major issue before this country that is the natural purview of the federal government, it's important to… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Capitalism is always in danger of inspiring men to be more concerned about making a living than making a life. We are… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The democratic ideal springs from the ideas of liberty, equality, majority rule through free elections, protection of the rights of minorities, and… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
I teach students that what people say about failure in politics is mostly wrong. People always told me, 'They'll praise you on… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
“In fact, I think all of this screaming about "Political Correctness" that we hear these days in the elite culture is basically… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A recent poll showed that nearly half the American public believes that the government should redistribute wealth. That so many people are… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
The belief that politics can be scientific must inevitably produce tyrannies. Politics cannot be a science, because in politics theory and practice… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
You have to take risks on policy. You can't be a politician, wringing your hands, worried about what the public opinion polls… — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
“The Portuguese government – which had little desire to accept any of these refugees – sent agents to escort the disobedient consul… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“To say that the emperor has no clothes is a nice anti-authoritarian gesture, but to say that everything without exception is going… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
What I really love is modern political history. I love the research process, whether it's digging through old newspaper stories, artifacts from… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
“It seemed as if the people of our nation had decided - or, as if it had been decided on behalf of… — Meena Kandasamy Copy Share Image
I dont doubt that Bush probably believes most of his own rhetoric (even he couldnt possibly believe it all) and somewhere in… — Jules Carlysle Copy Share Image
Even the financial disclosure statements that political bloggers were required to post hadn't stemmed the suspicion that people's opinions weren't really their… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
I believe that space travel will one day become as common as airline travel is today. I'm convinced, however, that the true… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
All the political, social, and economic improvements, all the technical progress cannot have any regenerating significance, so long as our inner life… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
“If I can’t, then that would make it an absolute and you said there aren’t any absolutes.” “That’s different.” “How is it… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Nevertheless, it is with the help of these metaphysical toys that governments have been established since the beginning of the world, and… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Copy Share Image
As a politician, you have to deal with someone wanting you to fail every day. I think I prefer being in a… — John Legend Copy Share Image
Social justice, protecting the right to vote and being engaged in politics has been a hallmark of my sorority since its founding… — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
“The British government in 1807 had issued the “Orders in Council,” which enforced a naval blockade against France, and with a shortage… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
It is crucial to maintain the political equality among the member states, which is fundamental to the community. At the same time… — Andrzej Duda Copy Share Image
The American political scientist Francis Fukuyama has argued that liberal democracies, with their political freedom and economic success, have three important pillars:… — Raghuram Rajan Copy Share Image
“The right-wing culture-war mentality is a political distraction used by the right-wing talking heads to manipulate their voters. But if you wanna… — Anonymous @AnonymousLyWise Copy Share Image
“Note: When reading dry political theory, such as the texts you will find on the following pages, it may be useful to… — CrimethInc Copy Share Image
“In times of crisis, you get a public reaction that is incoherence on stilts. On the one hand, most people know that… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Politics, poverty, riches, etc - these are but backdrops for the grand cinema, the opera: the glory of your life. Sure, change… — Alex Ebert Copy Share Image
“...we can best understand the furies of war and politics by remembering that almost the whole of each party believes absolutely in… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
