Politics Quotes · Page 143

When people tap into this politics of resentment, it usually ends ugly.

— John Avlon

Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

— Aristophanes

That realm is never long in quiet, where the ruler is a soldier.

— John Webster

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.

— William Weld

But revealing yourself as ignorant apparently gives one extraordinary credibility on the left.

— Tammy Bruce

The first sign of tyranny is government's complicity in privatizing the commons for private gain.

— Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

“In principle any revolt strengthens the government it fails to overthrow.”

— victor hugo

When liberty destroys order the hunger for order will destroy liberty.

— Will Durant

“Buildings, streets, the economy, the government, even our families, stay together simply because we want them to. Without that will, that desire…

— Joe McKinney

The President is not only the leader of a party, he is the President of the whole people. He must interpret the…

— Herbert Hoover

My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad. My position is that John Kerry is…

— Todd Gitlin

“Worse than a corrupt government is an incompetent one, not least because having the second characteristic does not exclude the first one.”

— Victor Bello Accioly

I didn't think politics had anything to do with our daily lives. I had never voted. Well boy I know now.

— Mike Lindell

Assess and then decide whether women who are in active politics and public life, like men, whether in this process they may…

— Yogi Adityanath

There are all kinds of different forms of public service, but there's no form of public service that can make more difference…

— Michael Ignatieff

Communities and workers should be partners at the table, not waiting on the sidelines while government and the fossil fuel industry dictate…

— Jagmeet Singh

“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

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

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

Urban America has been redlined. Government has not offered tax incentives for investment, as it has in a dozen foreign markets. Banks…

— Jesse Jackson

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

“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

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

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

I don't fancy myself a political commentator. I hate politics. I hate it.

— Glenn Beck

I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.

— William Weld

The heck with political correctness. I've never believed in it.

— Bobby Bowden

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it.

— Thomas Jefferson

We should look back now and then. Our politicians should look back every now and then.

— Max von Sydow

By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.

— Tacitus

No one branch of the U.S. government should have supremacy over the other two.

— Chellie Pingree

The only quality needed for an MP is the ability to write a good letter.

— Harold MacMillan

My guide is the Modi government at the Centre. It's my inspiration. I will follow that.

— Yogi Adityanath

The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.

— Sallust

All art is political in the sense that it serves someone's politics.

— August Wilson

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.

— Ronald Reagan

The uses of government should be to foster, protect and promote the possession of equality.

— Victoria Woodhull

If the world was without politicians, how would we survive without the chaos they create?

— Frederick A Babb

“Having old friends is the politics of last resort.”

— Timothy Snyder

Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.

— Stephen Breyer