Well the first order of government is to preserve the public order and safety. — Bob Wise Copy Share Image
But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
If the voters really understood what we were up to they'd vote us out of office. — Robert Byrd Copy Share Image
As for political poetry, as it's usually defined, it seems there's very little good political poetry. — Kenneth Koch Copy Share Image
The real focus needs to be on political action to stop this runaway train, real soon. — William H. Calvin Copy Share Image
Our economy is broken. I'm not a politician, but neither is Donald Trump. He is a builder, and it's time to rebuild… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
ADMINISTRATION, n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due to the premier or president. A man… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
One cannot build life from refrigerators, politics, credit statements and crossword puzzles. That is impossible. Nor can one exist for any length… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
“I didn’t know you were interested in politics,’ I said. ‘I’m not,’ he said. ‘But isn’t that how Hitler got elected in… — Philip Kerr Copy Share Image
Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war in Afghanistan, unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
I'm more into human nature than politics. But they're intertwined. Obviously, I live in civilization, so politics are part of my life. — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
“You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
George Washington might have become our king, but chose not to. His governing idea was that government is our servant because we… — Dick Armey Copy Share Image
...By combining a popular hatred of the class of entrepreneurs with the blow already given to social security by the violent and… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
What poetry does above all else is develop sensibility. And that's what makes poetry so dangerous. That's why poetry is so good… — Sam Hamill Copy Share Image
“All plots tend to move deathward. This is the nature of plots. Political plots, terrorist plots, lovers’ plots, narrative plots, plots that… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
Jean Jacques Rousseauis nothing but a fool in my eyes when he takes it upon himself to criticise society; he did not… — Stendhal Copy Share Image
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote… — Allen West Copy Share Image
I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
“Religion and politics have always been used to acquire and maintain control of resources– Especially human resources such as the military– An… — Shawn Corey Copy Share Image
“Barack Obama disappeared from the political scene even more rapidly than he had appeared a dozen years before. He was replaced by… — Piero San Giorgio Copy Share Image
It is not through any combinations of politicians that the outcome of an electoral campaign is decided. — Dominique de Villepin Copy Share Image
Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety. — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
“Corporate governments are as corrupt as their law enforcement departments.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Nobody wants to listen to a politician, but they'll listen to their friends and family. — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
The fundamental question of politics has always been whether there should be politics. — Karl Hess Copy Share Image
I deny the power of the general government to making paper money, or anything else a legal tender. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
We can achieve much greater representation through term-limited members. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Ours is a government elected by the people and it will not succumb to threats. — Nawaz Sharif Copy Share Image
My message is simple - freedom works a lot better than the authoritarian style of government. — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
People say, 'Oh, politics is so polarized today,' and I'm thinking... '1861, that was polarized.' — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
