The Anglo-Saxon genius for parliamentary government asserted itself; there was a great deal of talk and no decisive action. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The truth is, Japan is headed for crisis. We are in the hands of greedy businessmen and weak politicians. Such people will… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned… — Franklin D Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Wherever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
“The hallmark of futile negotiations is that each side regards [an] overarching reality as a problem for the people on the other… — William Voegeli Copy Share Image
One of the greatest falsehoods of American politics over the past several decades is that the Republican party is the party of… — Seth Moulton Copy Share Image
Only a cheap politician, greedy for political gain, would try to single out one individual for blame. The fault lies not with… — Pat Paulsen Copy Share Image
Ah, political physics. Someone wins an election and, poof, they are a candidate for vice president. Ridiculous. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
I think that's actually what's missing from government, for the most part. We've got a lot of policy people, but we have… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
New Yorkers of all ages are engaging with the world around them through their phones. One reason we've been able to get… — Zohran Mamdani Copy Share Image
Governments take too long to get things done and there are far too many varied interests at stake. If you were starting… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
There is no reason to believe that bureaucrats and politicians, no matter how well meaning, are better at solving problems than the… — Elinor Ostrom Copy Share Image
The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
It is scarcely possible that the eyes of contemporaries should discover in the public felicity the latent causes of decay and corruption.… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“A wise politician, when asked if he were for or against Prohibition, answered: If by alcohol, you mean the dangerous drink which… — Leil Lowndes Copy Share Image
“In 1919, 1920, 1921, the entire Jewish press was assaulting the Romanian state, unleashing disorder everywhere, urging violence against the regime, the… — Corneliu Zelea Codreanu Copy Share Image
Obamacare has made the government part of our health care decisions. The IRS controls all of our financial information. The NSA apparently… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as accomplishing a righteous reform by the use of "expediency." There is no such thing as sliding… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
To be sure, conservative radio talk show hosts have a built-in audience unavailable to liberals: People driving cars to some sort of… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
As long as women consent to be unjustly governed, they will be; but directly women say: "We withhold our consent," we will… — Emmeline Pankhurst Copy Share Image
Civil government cannot let any group ride roughshod over others simply because their consciences tell them to do so. — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties. — Theresa May Copy Share Image
GOVERNMENT WARNING KISSING IS DANGEROUS TO OUR HEALTH IT CONTAINS : 5% OF SALIVA 3% ACID 2% FAT 90% OF BEING ADDICTED… — Clevelle Copy Share Image
I think people vote Ukip from a frustration with politics, which is legitimate, and which politicians have to listen to. — Sajid Javid Copy Share Image
I began in government service as a federal prosecutor. After more than eight years of trying cases before juries, I served more… — Alejandro Mayorkas Copy Share Image
Some of the conflict of interest laws do apply to the president, particularly The Emoluments Clause to "The Constitution," which prohibits any… — Reince Priebus Copy Share Image
“If I have to beat you up to keep you safe, that’s just what I’ll do. It’s this kind of regard for… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
People tend to have a government that reflects the level of consciousness of the majority of people who voted. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Governments have persistently tried their best to promote, encourage, and expand the circulation of bank and government paper, and to discourage the… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
From day one, my mantra has been - and will continue to be - that as a government we were there to… — Dalia Grybauskaite Copy Share Image
“I’ll give you a treat to get in your cage. I’m rewarding you for punishing you. Who am I? If you guessed… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“The founding fathers, whose infinite wisdom gave us a Constitution and form of government well nigh perfect, located the seat of that… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
If you'll see on my social media, I'm never going to get political. I do think there's something about entertainers where it's… — Jake Johnson Copy Share Image
Saying you have a political solution is like saying you can write a pop song that's going to stay at the top… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
American politics is always somewhat fluid. In this age of social media, it means that voters can swing back and forth. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the… — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I think it's a good rule for politics,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Politics and the affairs of State are dissociated from the orbit of the individual, and in so far as they cannot be… — John Carroll Copy Share Image
I don't believe you can find any evidence of the fact that I have changed government policy solely because of a contribution. — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
No Swaraj government with any pretension to being a popular government can possibly be organised and maintained on a war-footing. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image