“The care of human life and happiness, and their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of a good government.” — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The provisions we have made [for our government] are such as please ourselves; they answer the substantial purposes of government and of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
No matter how many pro-freedom politicians we elect to office, the only way to guarantee constitutional government is through an educated and… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
It was a charming fantasy of romantics that the spies would stop spying, that political conflict would end and politicians would tell… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
The one thing you never want to do in politics is take the hit for someone else's misconduct - especially someone as… — Stephen Farnsworth Copy Share Image
The problem is that the U.S. government is the biggest debtor in the world, and those depending on it to take care… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
I've been very fortunate to work for great people - so even when the political process gets ugly, I find inspiration in… — Stephanie Cutter Copy Share Image
I was known to spout off about [ politics and religion] sometimes, especially in my drinkin' days! It was pretty dangerous actually. — Steve Young Copy Share Image
The purpose of finance is to enable business to acquire the ownership of capital instruments before it has saved the funds to… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
“So, ignorant we are. But we're not stupid. Indeed...remaining ignorant about politics and our government is a perfectly rational response to the… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
“quoting from Neil Kinnock, running against Thatcher in 1987: Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I do suppose what any political satire, what any political joke can count as a gaffe or a possible career-ending move. It… — Timothy Simons Copy Share Image
When I was in high school in the early 1970s, we knew we were running out of oil; we knew that easy… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
“This busyness was not about money--despite the chic catalogs piled on the kitchen table. It was only marginally about good-heartedness or politics.… — Mary Sojourner Copy Share Image
The worst thing you can do is to turn over your life to a political party that simply is going to use… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
There is a legitimate concern about wealth distribution in the United States, but the answer is not to scapegoat any individual who… — Conrad Black Copy Share Image
A politician's words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject than what he thinks about his audience. — George Will Copy Share Image
I'm either the witch or Lady Macbeth of English politics, but someone gotta wear the pants in England when others wearing kilts — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I'm really keen to see a Labour government because there are many things to be done, not least pursuing a sensible Brexit… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
“...it...planted seeds of doubt as to whether we think diabolically enough when we wonder what our government is doing behind our backs.” — Alexandra Zapruder Copy Share Image
Ever since the Greek tragedies, artists have, from time to time, asked themselves how they might influence ongoing political events. — John Berger Copy Share Image
“Say as little as possible, hope some of the undecideds like your teeth better than the other guy’s—that’s usually the way this… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
We need to understand that we as citizens and as a government in any community throughout this country have no more important… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
I've often thought that the gauntlet of American politics is more individualistic, more expensive, more unpredictable than in many other democracies. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
You have a political and media elite who have an idiom by which they describe politics. It's highly, highly polarised. It's right,… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
You have to have a sense of humor if you follow politics. Otherwise, the sheer fraudulence of it all will get you… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
There are all kinds of ways in which especially white men in this country have been helped by the government. — Rebecca Traister Copy Share Image
If you seek to help, join the open source community and fight to keep the spirit of the press alive and the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
“Be true to who you are as a person. Or, if you’re a politician, be true to who you are as an… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I think it's probably much easier to do political comedy from a two-party point of view, in that the majority have some… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
I'm not much of a political person and even if I was, look, Rock 'n' Roll is supposed to be fun and… — Lita Ford Copy Share Image
Increasingly, campaigns have become narcotics that blur our awareness of problems long enough to elect the lawmakers who must deal with them. — Kathleen Hall Jamieson Copy Share Image
Benevolent desires, after passing a certain point, can not undertake their own fulfillment without incurring the risk of evils beyond those sought… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
When an issue is so fraught with partisanship, a special counsel provides some modicum of transparency and accountability rather the the veil… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
The big problem is to find suitable hats. I don't care for them all that much, but you have to wear them… — Maryon Pearson Copy Share Image
I believe Bitcoin is a very convenient way to shop and to transfer money to any account around the world. Governments should… — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
You see, in government, people give you a mandate, and you've got to fulfil that. Ours is very clear. Fix our public… — Enda Kenny Copy Share Image
The government doesn't run the economy. The economy is run by the private sector. The job of the president is to ensure… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
One of these suburbs is actually named Stalingrad, which goes to show that the French have learned nothing about politics since they… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
In human history who hold the reigns of political power, and there are some women who were very much a team player… — Jay Nordlinger Copy Share Image
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