Politics Quotes · Page 494

I am a longstanding critic of British foreign policy - and an opponent of the authoritarian, quasi-imperialist, racist, homophobic politics of Putin.

— Caroline Lucas

I've entered politics the moment I marked my finger with the electoral voting mark. So I've entered politics, but I am not…

— Kamal Haasan

“It is all about a girl who is more interested in politics than in love... the Russian censors will not let it…

— Alice Munro

[M]ore Americans work for federal, state or local government than work in any form of manufacturing. We crossed that Rubicon about 10…

— Ann Coulter

Fascism is a system of political authority and social order intended to reinforce the unity, energy, and purity of communities in which…

— Robert O. Paxton

That this occurred at the launch of the report into the Labour Party's recent troubles with antisemitism shows how deep the sickness…

— Jonathan Sacks

We don't have politicians with dignity and morals. We never have, not since [Nelson] Mandela and [Mahatma ] Gandhi. It's really rare.

— Marina Abramovic

I don't trust politicians. I think that by the time they've made it, with the concessions they've had to make in that…

— Rick Astley

The country's 24 hour political pundit perpetual panic conflictinator did not cause our problems but its existence makes solving them that much…

— Jon Stewart

I think the challenge for anyone in a visible industry, whether it's media, government, or political organizing, is to take serious criticism…

— Ari Melber

There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hopes soon to be swept away. The British people…

— Winston Churchill

I don't profess to be a political rapper, like groups such as 'Dead Prez' or 'Public Enemy', but I think social commentary…

— Jay-Z

“Live more, and live more intensely . Live dangerously. It is your life, don't sacrifice it for any sort of foolishness that…

— Osho

People thought I was trying to say that women had no say, no rights. I was not saying that. I was saying…

— Fela Kuti

If a legislator is safe from competition, or if he represents groups with the same economic and political beliefs, he does not…

— Edward Kennedy

And under the existing circumstances, I understand there are situations where people indeed need care and need services, but I believe in…

— Jan Brewer

On July 4 we celebrate government of the people, by the people, and for the people, or as they are now called, corporations.

— Andy Borowitz

A sucker punch came flying from somewhere in the back. As soon as we can see clearly with our big black eye,…

— Toby Keith

What right does a politician have to tell me what I can and cannot watch? Change the channel if you don't like…

— Drew Carey

Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have.

— Barry Goldwater

A democracy is more than a form of government; it is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience.

— John Dewey

There are men who desire power simply for the sake of the happiness it will bring; these belong chiefly to political parties.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Well, you'll miss him if you keep rubbing your eyes like that." "Thank you for the information. Have fun on Beach Road."…

— Anonymous

Under the British healthcare system, there is a commission that decides whether or not, based on your age and physical condition, the…

— Nat Hentoff

I am still a socialist. I am a left-of-center politician. I believe that in Africa, if you see the poverty around us,…

— John Dramani Mahama

The only accusation of Gillian Triggs with the ring of truth is that she has lost the confidence of the government -…

— Richard Flanagan

When government disappears, its not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place.

— Lawrence Lessig

For governments at war, the media is an instrument of war or an element in war that is to be controlled.

— Bruce Jackson

We've got ourselves into a situation where government service is somehow seen to be a political act rather than an act of…

— Fiona Hill

I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't…

— Chris Christie

America's view of apartheid is simple and straightforward: We believe it is wrong. We condemn it. And we are united in hoping…

— Ronald Reagan

Starting with politics, we'd like to replace blanket advertising with individualised targeted and engagement ads.

— Alexander Nix

It is logical for a U.S. person to give their money away while they are alive, as the government will take it…

— Chuck Feeney

The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice.

— Emma Goldman

Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion.

— Daniel J. Boorstin

In our constitutional system, the extent of political controversies, including the protests, surrounding a given issue is utterly unrelated to the analysis…

— David B. Rivkin

You have to believe that it's through politics that societies can lead social and economic and political change.

— David Miliband

A government which is not liked by the artists is certainly a bad government, because artist sees very well what is behind…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

The contradictory remarks of politicians are forgotten; the more asinine predictions of pundits are buried with mercy.

— Norman Mailer

“One often finds some form of animal protection at the level of formal government rule, but even more commonly one finds animal…

— Paul Waldau