So far as this has gone, I am satisfied to see a spirit prevailing that promises to send the system out free… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
That the equalization of property exercises an influence on political society was clearly understood even by some of the old legislators. Laws… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“There are six canons of conservative thought: 1) Belief in a transcendent order, or body of natural law, which rules society as… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
There has been no organized effort to keep government down since Jefferson's day. Ever since then the American people have been bolstering… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
As long as we, in the United States, continue to insist that our politicians have to spend all of their time raising… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
Socialism, technically, is when the government owns the means of production. And they don't yet. I mean they own a couple car… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Our society offers little in the way of reeducation for those who have been torn away from their traditional culture and suddenly… — David Riesman Copy Share Image
It is a mistake to assume that government must necessarily last forever. The institution marks a certain stage of civilization-is natural to… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
“The English language is shot through with idioms and expressions which allude to violence without inciting it, most of which pass without… — Geoffrey Nunberg Copy Share Image
And if you like socialized medicine, you will love this government bureaucracy under [then-Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee] Al Gore that… — J. D. Hayworth Copy Share Image
“The forces of Zion seek to hastily discard democratic practices in favor of inducing widespread anarchy, exploiting despondency, and dismantling societal structures… — Shaikh Mahmud bin Ilyas Copy Share Image
I am not a politician. I have never voted in my life and I am not going to vote - ever -… — OSHO Copy Share Image
“You had to have these peasant leaders quickly in this sort of war and a real peasant leader might be a little… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
Practically every profession has a really political environment. I think the world has become more competitive. There are so many people in… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Preaching has always been the business of the Asiatics. The Western people are grand in organisation, social institutions, armies, governments, etc.; but… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Power and those in control concede nothing ... without a demand. Hey never have and never will... Each and every one of… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
Whether one believes or not, religion is as real a force in the life of the world as economics or politics, and… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“Of the $16.5 billion the federal government transfers to states for TANF, more than $11 billion is siphoned off for other uses,… — Kathryn Edin Copy Share Image
“You don't have to die to self and acknowledge Jesus as Lord of your life when you regard Him simply a desperate… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
We know that U.S. voters, and world leaders, allow Obama extraordinary leeway when it comes to deadly drone strikes, precisely because of… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
When politicians talk of loan waiver, they are accepting that agriculture is not economically viable. They are giving a wrong signal that… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
The faith religious believers have in God is small compared to the faith people put in politicians, knowing how many times they… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
After a period in which technocrats attempted to become stars and stars to become politicians, the political void has been occupied by… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
“On the one hand,moving large companies to the countryside may reduce the tax revenue of the city government. On the other hand… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Strangely enough, politics may just be the one realm in which having kids imposes no penalty on women. Kids are practically a… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
But for their right to judge of the law, and the justice of the law, juries would be no protection to an… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
“Simon's dark eyes were serious. "I trust you," he said "I don't trust him ." He cut his glance toward Jace, who… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“We’re not so different, you and I. Sure, we may have different religious beliefs, political outlooks, sexual orientations, economic viewpoints, and artistic/literary/culinary… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“The King! I thought him enough of a philosopher to realize that there is no such thing as murder in politics. You… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“Clearly, the U.S. government condoned something that, in modern phraseology, could be termed industrial espionage. Building upon this precedent, Hamilton put the… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
Fancy computers are engaging in legalized front-running. The profits are clearly coming from the rest of us - our college endowments and… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics that promises a utopia beyond politics - one people,… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
In politics, Joseph Smith was something of a radical. He preached, instead of democracy, a version of theocratic rule within a framework… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
We should distinguish at this point between "government" and "state" ... A government is the consensual organization by which we adjudicate disputes,… — David Boaz Copy Share Image
I care about politics, but I have a tough time making comedy out of it. I was so happy to have a… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
It is proclaimed by the great leaders of that party, by its political conventions, by its ministers of the Gospel, and by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In a rule-based society, we often choose efficiency over value, but, while rules-based governance systems may often serve well the values of… — Dov Seidman Copy Share Image
The most sensible and jealous people are so little attentive to government that there are no instances of resistance until repeated, multiplied… — John Adams Copy Share Image
America's belated embrace of government health care is going to be far more expensive and disastrous than the Euro-Canadian models. Whatever one's… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
Our national political campaigns never stop. We seem convinced that majorities exist to impose their will with few concessions and that minorities… — John McCain Copy Share Image