Politics Quotes · Page 713

1819 was a year of hunger, mass unemployment, political repression and murderous, state-sanctioned violence.

— David Olusoga

“Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will…

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

BJP and RSS leaders used to attack my government over the construction of Dalit memorials and statues, including of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar,…

— Mayawati

“no form of politics is worth our time until it helps struggling people get what they need, sustainably and reliably. All the…

— Noam Chomsky

There is something fundamentally unfair about a government that takes away so much of people's money, power, and personal control while telling…

— Steve Forbes

I think things changed as a result of a certain perception of our politics. When we went through our zealous, self-righteous period…

— Fred Frith

Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.

— Joseph Stiglitz

There are a lot of clubs that are like, 'Don't do political jokes because it incites a lot of heckling.'

— Michelle Buteau

“And it helped me too because I could see that away from the politicians and their arguments, away from the suicide bombers…

— Andrea Busfield

Obstinacy, sir, is certainly a great vice; and in the changeful state of political affairs it is frequently the cause of great…

— Edmund Burke

I think it is difficult to achieve a meaningful political coalition if you have race-based programs that divide members of the coalition.…

— William Julius Wilson

Celebrity can help focus news media where they have abdicated their responsibility. We can't make policy, but we can 'encourage' politicians more…

— George Clooney

“We will refer to political institutions that are sufficiently centralized and pluralistic as inclusive political institutions. When either of these conditions fails,…

— Daron Acemoğlu

Motivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders see America as an occupier, not a liberator. And nothing…

— Zell Miller

“Governance in other domains has been shown to add significant value to the business. The considerations in this paper suggest that value…

— Anonymous

And I apologize to all of you who are the same age as my grandchildren. And many of you reading this are…

— Anonymous

For political and bureaucratic reasons, governments at all levels are telling far less to the public than to insiders about how to…

— Barton Gellman

People like me on the centre-left of politics have a fight on our hands. Our job is to appeal to people's hopes…

— Wes Streeting

One of the golden rules of politics is that if your opponent is attacking you personally then they are rattled.

— Nicky Morgan

Even were the workers able to have their own representatives, for which our good Socialist politicians are clamoring, what chances are there…

— Emma Goldman

When government does more than guard against the initiation of force, inevitably it becomes a means of theft and bamboozlement.

— Donald J. Boudreaux

We've had enough career politicians in Helena who think the people are here to serve them. It's supposed to be the other…

— Greg Gianforte

If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

I think the federal government can tell the story about recovery and about giving people second chances and maybe a third chance.

— Marty Walsh

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the…

— Abhijit Banerjee

I had no political background. That's why PM Bhutto gave me the responsibility of the nuclear programme, and we acquired nuclear capability…

— Abdul Qadeer Khan

Keep the people ignorant and afraid and control and power becomes a detail - a self generating byproduct of the people's hysteria.

— Derek R. Audette

I lowered taxes in New York. I reduced the size of government in New York. I took a $2.4 billion deficit and…

— Rudy Giuliani

I became a councillor back in 1971, so if by this stage in politics I'm making lots of big mistakes, then I…

— Ken Livingstone

Every dollar the government doesn't spend, tax, or borrow is a dollar that businesses and families can spend or invest themselves.

— Stephen Moore

“I guess when you'd lived as long, and pondered as much, as Old Tom had...a game of hopscotch could be more profound…

— Linda Medley

Government should take care of those in America who can't care for themselves. That's a role of government.

— John McCain

“I wanted that future officer to weigh decisions with a supple mind and to be comfortable with nuance and uncertainty. ”

— Craig M. Mullaney

I'm banking on the fact that there are still good people in government who will prevent this. I've been a journalist for…

— Maria Ressa

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of…

— Fred Woodworth

While legislation obviously is political, we now have allowed regulation to become politicized, which we believe will likely lead to some bad…

— Jamie Dimon

“Having old friends is the politics of last resort. And making new ones is the first step toward change.”

— Timothy Snyder

History will eventually depict as legitimate the efforts of the Iraqi resistance to destabilise and defeat the American occupation forces and their…

— Scott Ritter

“I’d rather make love to a robot than a politician, because it’d be more personable. Anyway, talking vacuum cleaners with flesh and…

— Jarod Kintz

The government must not interfere with the rights of loving parents to raise their children in accordance with their own values.

— Leslyn Lewis