“To [the government] it didn't matter what happened to the American people as long as america in the abstract was kept strong.” — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse and in a republican government more than in any… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Jesus taught that we should give to the poor and support widows, but he never said that we should elect a government… — Jerry Falwell, Jr Copy Share Image
The Canadian government has had a field day apologising for past policies towards a series of ethnic groups: Italian, Ukrainian, Sikh, Chinese,… — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
Why else is politics the perfect refuge for every liar, cheat, and self-serving toad that was ever born? All you need is… — Stuart Hill Copy Share Image
democracy is dying. We are ruled by faceless bureaucrats and lecherous puritans. ... You think about it. 'All right for me but… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
“For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America.” — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I want my questions answered by an alert and experienced politician, prepared to be grilled and quoted -- not my hand held… — William Safire Copy Share Image
On the other side, I do believe that the rhetoric we are seeing from the Democrats today is unprecedented, is a new… — Ed Gillespie Copy Share Image
Right now the best way that I can impact the world is through entertainment. One day, and that day will come, I… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
To me, the thing that sets us apart from so many other animal species is our ability to ask questions, investigate, gather… — Karyn Kusama Copy Share Image
The United States Constitution builds politics right into the process of selecting federal judges. This third branch, the judiciary, is designed to… — Martha Minow Copy Share Image
It was a good speech, but the reaction was due to the fact that politics are madness, and even if one does… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's where we have to go in local… — Richard M. Daley Copy Share Image
The origin of all civil government, justly established, must be a voluntary compact, between the rulers and the ruled; and must be… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Governments do not care about your Facebook-assembled opinion. Incompetent politicians don't read your tweets; there are reasons for them being out of… — Hozier Copy Share Image
“Like a government diverting money from defense to education, humans diverted energy from biceps to neurons.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Revolution from above, in some states and cases, is [...] often preferable to the status quo, or to no revolution at all.” — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
It's not unusual to find big political shifts that take place beneath the surface before they're visible above the surface. — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Addressing the moral failings of black people while ignoring the centuries-old failings of their governments amounts to a bait and switch. — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Unsettling signs of al Qaeda's aims and skills in cyberspace have led some government experts to conclude that terrorists are at the… — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
When I hear a politician speak biographically, I never know what's part of the campaign biography narrative that's been carefully crafted. — Terry Gross Copy Share Image
It's not government that makes business successful. It's not government investments that makes businesses grow and hire people. — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
When dealing with Canadians, it is advantageous to seem to be negotiating from a position of weakness, for when faced with an… — 1st Baron St Helens Alleyne FitzHerbert Copy Share Image
Regardless of what all the research says about don't talk about politics at work, people are talking about what they see on… — Harris Faulkner Copy Share Image
The nation's chronic weakness is its political system, which is nearing dysfunction. If the U.S. can elect better political leadership, it should… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
I'm not very comfortable being an actorvist so to get to do something that I believe in is a much more comfortable… — Allison Janney Copy Share Image
When an American government takes on characteristics that elevate the state above the individual, it must be vigorously opposed as a form… — Scott Pruitt Copy Share Image
71 percent of the American people think that the federal government should take no more than 20 percent of anybody's paycheck no… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
You must understand printing lies about Republican candidates is OK. It's called vetting. Printing the truth about liberals - that's called 'swift-boating'. — Howie Carr Copy Share Image
Over the year,s the government launched more than one 'war on corruption,' and they all failed. Why? Because they all started from… — Mohammad bin Salman Copy Share Image
“I avoid contemporary TV...politics...art: all too frantic, fevered, and frivolous, or else angry, bitter.” — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
The government can become so elitist and concentrate on elitist interests. To help the government, you must constantly hold its attention. — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Copy Share Image
Politics is theater. It doesn't matter if you win. You make a statement. You say, "I'm here, pay attention to me — Harvey Milk Copy Share Image
Nadine Gordimer came over just before she died. She didn't want to talk about books or the arts, but about the abuse… — Justin Cartwright Copy Share Image
I think we all have a tendency to feel like, "Well, what can I do? I can't influence the government or politics… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
“On the whole, it is difficult to think of another government agency that has failed more consistently on more of its key… — James Rickards Copy Share Image
The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say,… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Senators should not play politics by threatening filibusters and evaluating Judge Gorsuch based on what his policy preferences are or how he… — Thom Tillis Copy Share Image
We now live in a secular humanist theocracy. I want to change that to a government with God at its head. — Gary DeMar Copy Share Image