I think we are smashing it as a government in terms of economic performance and infrastructure spend, but not everybody feels part… — Gladys Berejiklian Copy Share Image
Government has come to be a trade, and is managed solely on commercial principles. A man plunges into politics to make his… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
One of the reasons the American public holds unelected government officials in such low esteem is that they are never held accountable… — Richard Grenell Copy Share Image
We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own ... in… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom,… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
“Throughout history, tin-men have always sat on golden thrones because if you are nothing but a cheap tin with an inferiority complex,… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
Every time economic and technical development takes a step forward, forces emerge which attempt to create political forms for what, on the… — Christian Lous Lange Copy Share Image
When we see the corrupting influence of political decision making in our public health professionals, we should ask questions. — Cal Cunningham Copy Share Image
That instability is inherent in the nature of popular governments, I think very disputable … A representative democracy, where the right of… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
President Obama is the kind of politician who puts promises on the record, and then calls that the record. But we are… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
The short lesson that comes out of long experience in political agitation is something like this: all the motive power in all… — John Jay Chapman Copy Share Image
In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary…In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Rising political tribalism, shamelessly exaggerating our opponents' claims or behavior, is leaving us vulnerable: No one loves America's internal fighting - and… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
“To save our dying earth, any government which is not environmentalist must go because on earth there are thousands of governments but… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
Diplomats operate through deadlock, which is the way by which two sides can test each other's determination. Even if they have egos… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
We don't think of ourselves as a dynasty. I really hope some of my grandkids will be actively involved in politics. — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
“During the first, in 1857, he forced himself to witness a public execution in Paris, and the sight shook him so deeply… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
I think most Americans are against illegal surveillance of their emails and telephone calls by the government. — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
I'm aware of politics in our country; I'm not totally disoriented about it. But my knowledge comes from newspapers. — Kunal Kapoor Copy Share Image
Paul Ryan hasn't lacked for a job since he left college as the golden child of Wisconsin Republican politics, riding his family… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
The government would have preferred not to take a stand, but the constant presence of the Israeli-Arab conflict on our television screens… — Jean-Marie Le Pen Copy Share Image
My greatest political asset, which professional politicians fear, is my mouth, out of which come all kinds of things one shouldn’t always… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
...[the federal] government [has no authority] to deliver a service,...and there's no evidence to show that government has ever been efficient [at]… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Religion is the only solid Base of morals and that Morals are the only possible Support of free governments. — Gouverneur Morris Copy Share Image
Government isn't there just to administer life support to failing markets. Without the government, many of those markets would not even exist. — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
To model our political system upon speculations of lasting tranquility, is to calculate on the weaker springs of the human character. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Nothing corrupts a politician quite as much as friendship. Good politicians don't bribe; they make us like them. — Matthew Parris Copy Share Image
A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic, reformism is basically optimistic. — Gough Whitlam Copy Share Image
One of the many dreadful aspects of the Kennedy 'legacy' is the now-unbreakable grip of celebrity politics, image-doctoring, stage management, and "torch-passing"… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The rate of inflation can't be judged accurately by a few items the government arbitrarily chooses to measure. — James Cook Copy Share Image
When a peace agreement is concluded between the Lebanese government and Israel, we would surely disagree with the Lebanese government about that,… — Hassan Nasrallah Copy Share Image
Government is a guarantor of liberty and is compatible with liberty only if its range is adequately restricted to the preservation of… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
The men and women of America's homeland security apparatus do important work to protect us, and Republicans and Democrats in Congress should… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Is a wind farm a field full of talking politicians? If so, I wonder what they grow? Probably the national debt.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
The genius of the Republicans has been how they figured out how to so polarize the middle class that we vote against… — Patricia Schroeder Copy Share Image
The idea of the NHS took root in the political imagination less as an example of social entitlement's victory over private provision,… — Ash Sarkar Copy Share Image
The insistence that the commercialisation of the body is a fit subject for political discussion and intervention is well overdue. — Susie Orbach Copy Share Image
For the majority of Americans, collectivist or nationalized economy is morally wrong and therefore unjust. For them, free enterprise meets their keen… — Ndabaningi Sithole Copy Share Image
The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey. — Kathryn Bigelow Copy Share Image