Politics Quotes · Page 322

The question nowadays is not what makes government work. The question is how do we make it stop.

— P. J. O'Rourke

A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.

— Sallust

Take away the In God We Trust, tell me what the hell is wrong with us.

— R. Kelly

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

— Carl von Clausewitz

“Politics was an illusion of service that cloaked the corruption of power.”

— Dean Koontz

The fact that people die because of an AK-47 is not because of the designer, but because of politics.

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

Nothing is more dreaded than the national government meddling with religion.

— John Adams

Any government which fears freedom of speech and expression, should fear the internet more.

— Robert Black

The Bolivian government has promised to guarantee autonomy in the framework of unity, legality, and with the goal of equalizing the different…

— Evo Morales

The U.S. government must stand on the side of human rights, the rule of law, and democratic progress, not impede or otherwise…

— Kerry Kennedy

Every government intervention [in the marketplace] creates unintended consequences, which lead to calls for further government interventions.

— Ludwig von Mises

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is…

— Walter Bagehot

“I also believe that the one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

If a state, or nation, has laws it will not enforce for political reasons, it mocks both the law and politics, to…

— Cal Thomas

International politics attracts politicians who talk a good game, but whose achievements are often slender.

— Gavin Esler

It is very hard now to shock people into thinking about government regulation and the extent of government involvement in life.

— P. J. O'Rourke

The fact that I have always been deeply invested in politics, and African politics in particular, inevitably played a role in my…

— Dinaw Mengestu

The easiest way to buy silver was to take a paper dollar to the bank and ask for change. So much coinage…

— Michael Maloney

The question is what will Mitt Romney do as president if his policy is simply to be hands off and let the…

— Jennifer Granholm

Any political system can commit mistakes and any state can commit mistakes. What is most important is to acknowledge these mistakes and…

— Hosni Mubarak

“Nothing is truer than the statement shrewdly made in a Hearst paper, that there are just two things that operate decisively upon…

— Joseph Casper Husslein

It's usually pointed out that women are not fit for political power, and ought not to be trusted with a vote because…

— George Bernard Shaw

If you take a child from South Africa and you put them in Boston, they're going to speak with a Boston accent.…

— Michel Gondry

The kinds of people you meet on political campaigns are some of the best human beings. They're survivors, and they're spunky, and…

— Jen Psaki

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

— Tom Robbins

“Double standards are inspiration to men of letters, but they are apt to be fatal to politicians.”

— Henry Adams

I've never been a member of a political party, but people will superimpose on you what they want.

— Brian Lamb

One can be inclined to just say, "F this political correctness! I don't have time for that!"

— Quentin Tarantino

Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.

— Harry Browne

When I say I don't get involved in politics, I merely mean that I don't talk to reporters about it.

— Leon Russell

It is the duty of the government to guarantee maximum security, and this is not an easy task.

— Yitzhak Rabin

I don't want to do a war film per se. Nor do I want to do a political film.

— Sergio Leone

Politics is the means by which the will of the few becomes the will of the many.

— Howard W. Koch

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Most Politicians Are The Whores at The Establishment Party, But We're The Ones Getting Fucked”

— Dean Cavanagh

Politics remind me a lot of 'RuPaul's Drag Race.' It's real but it isn't.

— Sharon Needles

History is the key to everything: politics, religion, even fashion.

— Eva Herzigova

I do not believe the government has the right to investigate somebody's private life.

— Rahm Emanuel

I am an artist with very strong social and political concerns.

— Yolanda King

Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.

— Paul Krugman