I've become accustomed to supporting politicians who are more conservative than I am. This is not entirely a surprise. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
They wish for a general government of unity, as they see that the local legislatures must naturally and necessarily tend to retard… — Henry Knox Copy Share Image
I think those governments who resent religion, they're afraid of religion because religion may be in their eyes, in their views be… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
We tried to have diplomas without learning, we tried to have jobs without work, we tried to have houses without savings, we… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
I am not against Hezbollah as a political party, but it should not be the cause of the destruction of Lebanon. — Saad Hariri Copy Share Image
'Federalism', in the context of political and media usage in Britain, has come to mean the creation and imposition of a European… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Things that are back to front are often easier to comprehend if they are upside down as well. In life as in… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The government seems to be set on bankrupting Proton and selling it off, because I think it is regarded as my baby. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
In my teens, I joined the Parachute Regiment. I jumped out of lots of airplanes, as much as the Government budget would… — Mark Burnett Copy Share Image
Should we tolerate debate within feminism's ranks? Undebatable! But it's not so simple: women are socialised to avoid conflict; when we do… — Robin Morgan Copy Share Image
“Under the doctrine of “plausible deniability” favored by Allen Dulles, the president was sometimes not told things it might be inconvenient or… — Alex von Tunzelmann Copy Share Image
Of all the objections which have been framed against the federal Constitution, this is perhaps the most extraordinary. Whilst the objection itself… — James Madison Copy Share Image
All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable… — James F. Cooper Copy Share Image
What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
“Life is about means not ends. There is no utopia to be gained, there is no end-state that is static and eternal,… — Carne Ross Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong with our country, there is something wrong with our politics...When this country is operating off a common ground,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Once every American has a pony then I can - by fiat, executive order or something like that - dismantle the federal… — Vermin Supreme Copy Share Image
There's good and bad everywhere in any aspect in life. The only people who we can't really trust are politicians. Because those… — Demian Bichir Copy Share Image
Our elected politicians do what they judge is the right thing to do. And if we disagree then I'll show them the… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
But very often in politics we have the experience called up from my father when someone was trying to help him in… — Robert Foster Bennett Copy Share Image
The benefits of globalization do not trickle down automatically. It takes politics to make sure that there is a benefit. — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share Image
“a kind of emptiness existed in the center of my bagel; really it was just the hole that's in the middle of… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
As never before does the keeping of our economic machine in tune depend upon wise policies in the administrative side of the… — Herbert Copy Share Image
Reagan is the subject of ongoing political debate, and a lot of liberals don't want to take Reagan any more seriously than… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
The biggest story in all of politics are the millions of people that are coming out to vote for me, in all… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“Director recruitment and selection is a critical process in shaping the composition and effectiveness of a board, laying the foundation for ethical… — Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr Copy Share Image
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies. — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
The youth should work on popularising central and state government schemes among people. The young generation should make social media their weapon. — Yogi Adityanath Copy Share Image
I think it would be very good if writers and artists take a stand in electoral politics. They've got the ability to… — Jimmy Breslin Copy Share Image
I believe in open government. I've always believed in open government. I don't e-mail, however. And there's a reason: I don't want… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
If you're a Republican who's a threat to the Democrats, of course you are a racist. That's the definition of a racist,… — Glenn Reynolds Copy Share Image
“If leadership, ownership, and governance do not share a common passion around the purpose, it will not last. Drift is only one… — Becca Spradlin, Lead On Mission Copy Share Image
Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government. — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
“The point of politics is to keep multiple and irreducible goods in play, rather than yielding to some dream, Nazi or otherwise,… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
Politicians are wonderful people as longa as they stay away from things they don't understand, such as working for a living. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
If truth be told, certainly culturally, I never felt totally comfortable in the Labour party, because I've never really been a massively… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would… — Orson Welles Copy Share Image
Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money! — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
