Politics Quotes · Page 267

In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.

— Diane Abbott

Whether you think Jesus was God or not, you must admit he was a first-rate political economist.

— George Bernard Shaw

Private passions grow tired and wear themselves out; political passions, never.

— Alphonse de Lamartine

“Our politicians always show lame excuse to defend their cripple decisions.”

— Munia Khan

When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.

— Imelda Marcos

The Federal Reserve bank buys government bonds without one penny...

— John C. Danforth

The difference between government and leadership is that leadership has a soul.

— Anna Quindlen

An award or an honour from the government is always welcomed any time.

— Dutee Chand

The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Whatever we get from the government or other people - even one rupee we get, we give it to the poor. Completely…

— Mother Teresa

We have a culture of political corruption in Jefferson City. We have corrupt politicians, well-paid lobbyists and special-interest insiders taking the state…

— Eric Greitens

Big government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions. Republicans are no longer the party of fiscal conservancy, but the party of…

— Sherrod Brown

Alliance - in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that…

— Ambrose Bierce

No matter how their leaders may have tried to skimp on money, no one, not even the politicians, who talked themselves red,…

— Clare Boothe Luce

Terrorism is a direct response to the crimes our government has committed against foreigners (besides which, the actual terrorists are within our…

— Gore Vidal

Even though I'm not Jamaican, I've always loved Jamaican culture because, to me, it's the island of magic, it's the island of…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

“Time is the ultimate form of socialism. Each receives the same amount equally, yet how we manage our time is reflected by…

— Donald Mol

If I'm president, there are going to be government vans that drive around and pick up people who shouldn't be wearing certain…

— Denis Leary

There is something very unnatural and odious in a government a thousand leagues off. A whole government of our own choice, managed…

— John Adams

Yet it's true that looks matter in politics... It is also true that perfecting the outer shell has become an obsession in…

— Maureen Dowd

“They were buffoons with barricaded eyes, their shoulders held in positions of immovable defense. Each position upon the great floor could be…

— Frank Herbert

Although I held public office for a total of sixteen years, I also thought of myself as a citizen-politician, not a career…

— Ronald Reagan

Throughout her political career, Vice President Harris has never shied away from issues of race. In fact, the former senator from California,…

— Jonathan Capehart

Chief among the forces affecting political folly is lust for power, named by Tacitus as "the most flagrant of all the passions."…

— Barbara Tuchman

In the home of the brave, Jefferson turning over in his grave.

— Bob Dylan

The political system loves the extremes, it doesn't so much show a lot love for the moderates.

— Claire McCaskill

Our nonviolence in respect of the Government is a result of our incapacity for effective violence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I see an America where poverty is defeated by opportunity, not enabled by a government check.

— Mitt Romney

I grew up in a family that was always talking about politics.

— Bill Foster

People are hard to govern. The rulers interfere with too much. That is why people are hard to govern.

— Laozi

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

— Charles de Gaulle

Any politician or scientist who tells you these [GMO] products are safe is either very stupid or lying.

— David Suzuki

Politicians are frightened to death of people who actually believe in liberty.

— Neal Boortz

The government in Russia does not tell me what to do with my assets.

— Mikhail Prokhorov

I came into office to do what was correct, not to see what was politically expedient to get re-elected.

— Luis Fortuno

I may have my personal political thing, but we never wanted it to stain the show.

— Matt Stone

Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands and perpetuate its institutions.

— William Godwin

The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.

— Anonymous

I would vote for you for President but I'm against big government.

— Jeff Ross

I won't raise taxes, because I do not want to punish the people for the politicians' mistakes.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger