Politics Quotes · Page 311

What is the first part of politics? Education. The second? Education. And the third? Education.

— Jules Michelet

We're the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time it makes a decision.

— Byron White

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

But remember, I am no politician, and no seer into souls.

— Rebecca Harding Davis

Our government is not protecting us. They are exploiting us.

— Indya Moore

“There is no 'right side of history', there is only their side, and yours”

— Holden R. Snow

The two most charming politicians who stand out are Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pranab Mukherjee.

— Arun Jaitley

I will never forget 911 and the people who killed our friends and family. It wasn't our goverment.

— Anonymous

It's a sad day in America when foreign governments with deep pockets have more influence in our own country than our great…

— Donald Trump

In today's politics, it would be good to have politicians who are more upfront about what they felt and actually not trying…

— Jim Broadbent

I heard a political message in rock music. A liberation message. A message of freedom. I heard it in Elvis' voice.

— Bruce Springsteen

I don't talk politics and I don't talk philosophy or anything like that, but if you look at my work, you might…

— Al Pacino

A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period; it presupposes also an…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Weirdly, there have been a lot of critics of conservatism, but very few critics of innovation. As a culture, we are deeply…

— Jill Lepore

In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits and burdens the advantage of individuals will…

— Martin Van Buren

The Constitution limits the role of government. The Constitution enumerates the freedoms of the people and enforces those freedoms against government, making…

— Rush Limbaugh

“If you wanted to bestow the grandiose title of "most successful organization in modern history," you would struggle to find a more…

— David Leonhardt

However, it was the great 18th century social philosophers John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau who brought the concept of a…

— Simon Mainwaring

Our country is too large to have all its affairs directed by a single government. Public servants at such a distance, and…

— Thomas Jefferson

“The only salvation for civilization and the human race lies in the creation of world government,” he said. “As long as sovereign…

— Walter Isaacson

“Today everybody is talking about the fact that we live in one world; because of globalization, we are all part of the…

— Howard Zinn

I am conscious that an equal division of property is impracticable, but the consequences of this enormous inequality producing so much misery…

— Thomas Jefferson

In terms of addressing crime issues in the black community, the dominant political class has historically refused to endorse the full slate…

— James Forman, Jr

The coalition government made it clear from the outset that it would proceed with defendant anonymity in rape cases only if the…

— Crispin Blunt

“One presidential advisor to another: "If the world made sense, we'd all have to find honest work.”

— Tom Clancy

“What is government but theft by consent? You’ll be moving in a society of kindred spirits.”

— Scott Lynch

The fundamentalist Zionist lobby controls politics and the media in the US and Australia.

— Margo Kingston

“It's politics . . . It makes everybody stupid. When you grow up, you'll know what I mean.”

— Pat Conroy

So I hope women will consider a life in politics. We need women, you see. We need them.

— Jo Swinson

I think with the beginning of any political administration, you have to build trust, and it takes time.

— Stanley A. McChrystal

Government should not tell you what to do unless there's a compelling public purpose.

— Michael Bloomberg

The politics of division are not what we want in New Jersey and Virginia and elsewhere.

— Tom Perez

Political will is a renewable resource, and everyone can have it in abundance if they so choose.

— Al Gore

The only problem with politicians taking two week vacations every year is its about 50 weeks too short.

— Jarod Kintz

My father-in-law wanted me to join politics when the Madhya Pradesh election was going on.

— S. Sreesanth

No Government has the moral authority to dismantle the universally understood meaning of marriage.

— Keith O'Brien

In too many ways, political correctness has been a bully.

— Judy Sheindlin

Any politician who is not a unifier is not somebody that I want to be for.

— John Kasich

“It is not what a government does with data that defines it; it is what it does to human beings.”

— Garry Kasparov

“The digital board directors assume the dual role of guidance and governance steering.”

— Pearl Zhu