Politics Quotes · Page 197

In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy.

— Brian Mulroney

We cannot encourage a process that has a political saliva test administered by candidates.

— William Kovach

Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.

— Eric Hoffer

The end of government is the happiness of the people.

— Thomas B. Macaulay

Oh, it were better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men.

— Georges Danton

Many candidates use a political autobiography to sell their candidacy.

— Ari Melber

When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.

— Imran Khan

Economic policy and decision making do not function in a political vacuum.

— Manmohan Singh

“The only difference between a very high altitude worker and a radiation worker is that there is a government compensation program in…

— Steven Magee

I think any good government will target on the finishing date, that is, the polling day and make sure that their strategy…

— Alexander Downer

Possibly the fact that I was physically quite feeble, a relatively short little fellow, attracted me to that idea of a very…

— John Bercow

The first method is that of a schemer and leads only to mediocre results; the other method is the path of genius…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Great-power politics is tragic because the structure of the international system forces states that seek only to be secure nonetheless to act…

— John Mearsheimer

You would not tolerate for one moment the conduct in an individual that is commonplace in the acts of some nations. You…

— L Ron Hubbard

“The hack is like a politician who consults the polls before he takes a position. He's a demagogue. He panders.”

— Steven Pressfield

The government should stop meddling in the business of the farmers, who would actually still be living ina desert if not for…

— Jon Stewart

With support from institutions like the United Nations as well as the donor community, governments can strengthen their national technological and scientific…

— Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

But, clearly, the prime minister has laid down some ground rules which any functioning democratic state would insist upon, having to do…

— Condoleezza Rice

“Government neglect and endemic poverty means that, aside from the constant hassle tourists must suffer from the legion of touts, many of…

— John R. Bradley

[I]t is impossible for those, who believe in the truth of Christianity, as a divine revelation, to doubt, that it is the…

— Joseph Story

Instead of focusing on growing jobs and reigniting our economy, President Obama focused on growing government and tried to remake the United…

— Rob Portman

We have to stop this violence. We have to make the political nature of the violence clear, that the violence we experience…

— Patricia Ireland

And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people…

— Barack Obama

I'm vile and perverted. I'm obsessed and deranged. I've existed for years but very little has changed. I'm the tool of the…

— Frank Zappa

I learned long ago to never be disappointed by people. Especially politicians.

— Chuck Pfarrer

Same bitches throwin shots, but tryna be her I guess its all politics, Condolessa.

— Lil Kim

Politics in Washington is a contact sport. But it shouldn't be a personal animosity sport.

— Joe Barton

I spent most of my career in hi tech, not in politics.

— Naftali Bennett

I'm not the guy to ask about politics. I'm a gag writer.

— David Mamet

How does the richest country in the history of the world fail to pay its bills?

— Rick Perry

A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman.

— David Lloyd George

Government is actually the worst failure of civilized man.

— H. L. Mencken

“I guess what they say is true. Anything the government wants to hide, they stick it in New Mexico”

— Maya Banks

When Socialism comes, it may be in such a form that we won't like it.

— William Morris

If we don't change our culture, the politics is going to migrate more and more to statism.

— Foster Friess

I want to assure you that working in transition period is an ungrateful job for any honest government.

— Robert Kocharian

Render any politician down and there's enough fat to fry an egg.

— Spike Milligan

“important political center and the capital of a vast territory with”

— Jérôme Sabatier

“We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”

— Benjamin Franklin

There will be no surprises and no excuses from a Coalition government, Barrie.

— Tony Abbott