“Democracy should always be viewed with a philosophical perspective rather than a political one, because after all democracy was born to a… — Aysha Taryam Copy Share Image
Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical fears and… — Murray Edelman Copy Share Image
We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives. — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
“They can't strike against smugglers! We're not the government. We are a criminal private-enterprise operation!” — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
'Essence' is political. I grew up on the magazine, looking at the covers. Seeing ourselves on the cover is political. — Ron Cephas Jones Copy Share Image
Pray for someone else's child, your pastor, the military, the police officers, the firemen, the teachers, the government. There's no end to… — Monica Johnson Copy Share Image
Nothing should be banned. Anything that is progressive and contributes something to society shouldn't come in the way of politics. — Sanam Saeed Copy Share Image
It took MS to teach me an invaluable lesson, one that many people think has made me a conservative, but which I… — Norah Vincent Copy Share Image
Republicans controlled the federal government for decades after the Civil War, and their policies funneled wealth upward -- with dire consequences. In… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered... deeply, ...finally,… — George Washington Copy Share Image
People who are disenfranchised politically and people who are poor often don't vote. They often don't elect politicians, so the politicians who… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
I definitely think my ancestry has something to do with my politics. And I think being deeply suspicious of government and communists… — Lisa Kennedy Montgomery Copy Share Image
It is a terrible situation when the Government, to insure the National Wealth, must go in debt and submit to ruinous interest… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
Hiding behind such sacred terms as human rights and distributive justice, politicians and intellectuals alike have perpetrated a gargantuan ruse on humankind:… — Gonzalo Fernandez de la Mora Copy Share Image
[Tomas] Jefferson is more out of fashion, both because of his views on race, where he's properly questioned, that part of his… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
The only tool we have to fix the problems of this country - the democratic process - is itself broken. Which is… — Arianna Huffington Copy Share Image
Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants. — Bob Dole Copy Share Image
I can imagine [the government] trying to tell Steven Spielberg 'We need 50 different cuts of your movie for each state.' It… — John Riccitiello Copy Share Image
From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence. — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, for the few, and to… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Sen. Obama comes from the old Chicago machine politics and has never taken on the special interests in his party on a… — John McCain Copy Share Image
We can't depend on consumers to spend money they don't have on stuff they don't need, so the government has to do… — Jacob Sullum Copy Share Image
The Democratic political juggernaut that emerged from the Depression and the New Deal meant that Republicans had to scramble to figure out… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
I think the vice of our housekeeping is that it does not hold man sacred. The vice of government, the vice of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment, it's exciting to have a real crisis on… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Cabinet government rests on the principle of collective responsibility: Ministers debate and argue in private but then hammer out a common policy… — David Lidington Copy Share Image
Study the Constitution. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislatures, and enforced in courts of justice. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I think I brush the surface of being involved politically with the issues and the personalities in the news. — Constance Zimmer Copy Share Image
I have plenty of political views and plenty of social and personal prejudices. I do not, however, value them. — Howard Barker Copy Share Image
My husband has said even he doesn't know my politics. In the nonromantic-compliment category, that's a good one. — Diane Sawyer Copy Share Image
Men in Government monopolize the necessary use of force; they are not using their energies productively; they are not milking cows. To… — Rose Wilder Lane Copy Share Image
The passage of a Bill through Parliament is a chance for members of Parliament - including government ministers - to finesse and… — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
I'm a market person, but there are certain circumstances where you've got to have government put up the guardrails or bust up… — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
If we have an economic crisis in the Western world it's because the government makes up 50 percent or more of the… — Marc Faber Copy Share Image
The American nation, in its march onward and upward, can not publicly choke the intellectual and political activity of half its citizens… — Victoria Woodhull Copy Share Image
You know, I have to admit that this political crisis that takes place in our country is absolutely an internal affair. And… — Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Copy Share Image
“We are not subjects of an autocratic King, but are citizens of the country contributing to the advancement of our people who… — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
The pro-Israel lobby has been remarkably successful in suppressing criticism. Politicians challenge it at their peril because of the lobby's ability to… — George Soros Copy Share Image
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