Politics Quotes · Page 348

I know too much about British politics to comment on British politics.

— Helle Thorning-Schmidt

90% of the problem with marijuana is prohibition related, not use related.

— Gary Johnson

There is no substitute for a clear vision and a decisive direction.

— Dick Morris

“we are, in any case, only one of the forces acting in society”

— Errico Malatesta

I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

In 1923 there were no government benefits for immigrants except one: Freedom!

— Rick Santorum

I would rather not meddle in the domestic politics of the United States.

— Ayelet Shaked

I know. It's shocking to think that the government would try to stick its nose in our ladyparts.

— Megan McCafferty

My personal opinion is that I'm in the media too much. I'm not a politician, I'm a businessman. I would like to…

— Viktor Vekselberg

For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well…

— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

A lot of politicians now, here's what they're worried about. If you're a Democrat you're worried about your base on the left,…

— John Kasich

When you see the political parties squabble, if a baby is not allowed to be born, all the other issues do not…

— Alveda King

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.

— B. R. Ambedkar

I don't think political correctness doesn't make any difference. Once that's in your DNA, you don't pass an ordinance or pass a…

— Kyle Petty

I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has to do with trying to do right…

— Paul Wellstone

In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in…

— Baron de Montesquieu

Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people – mothers, children, babies, civilians – lost their lives as…

— Chinua Achebe

“Once upon a time, my government turned my city into a police state, kidnapped me, and tortured me. When I got free,…

— Cory Doctorow

Yet in a society of conflicting interests the only democratic way in which matters can be improved is through politics, and politics…

— Gore Vidal

The existence of a free market does not of course eliminate the need for government. On the contrary, government is essential both…

— Milton Friedman

The principle of my political life ... is that all amelioration and improvements in political institutions can be obtained by persevering in…

— Daniel O'Connell

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city…

— Gore Vidal

I guess I'd be put in the ID politics camp. But there is really nothing in the world-view of, say, Bernie Sanders…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Republican name used to be synonymous with limiting the size and scope of government, and we need to re-establish that reputation.…

— Tim Walberg

The government has got to do something to help independent businesses.

— Jasmine Guinness

How dare Americans allow their government to cause such misery [in the world].

— Ramsey Clark

Throughout my political life, I've not been a stranger to controversy.

— David Blunkett

Government loses its claim to legitimacy when it fails to fulfill its obligations.

— Martin L Gross

Note to self: never participate in a trend about politics. Crazy people everywhere.

— Anonymous

India was going though a difficult time in 1997. We had revolving door governments.

— Mahesh Bhatt

Socialist: A man suffering from an overwhelming conviction to believe what is not true.

— H. L. Mencken

If politicians all told the truth, we'd be out of business.

— Jay Leno

Morals consist of political morals, commercial morals, ecclesiastical morals, and morals.

— Mark Twain

Everybody over there, get on up. Everybody out there, get into it. Everybody right there, get involved.

— James Brown

They think democracy -- I used to say damn the democracy, because it's not a stable government.

— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

“The right to free speech and the unrealistic expectation to never be offended can not coexist.”

— Philip Sharp

Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.

— Mark Twain

If the government wants to stimulate the economy, it should outlaw gambling

— John Warren Kindt

In the view of the fact that nature is dying, political developments are of secondary importance.

— Wolfgang Hildesheimer

Politics cannot stop to study psychology Its methods are rough; its judgments rougher still.

— Henry Adams