“The revolutionary movements of the left, which fought for a radical change of social conditions, had never directly touched this supreme political… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
“Republicans approve of the American farmer, but they are willing to help him go broke. They stand four-square for the American home--but… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Government ought to be as much open to improvement as anything which appertains to man, instead of which it has been monopolized… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“Absinthe is legal today in Europe, the United States, and many places around the world. Some governments regulate the amount of thujone… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
So vast a sum, receiving all the protection and benefits of the government, without bearing its proportion of the burdens and expenses… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
I think the experience forced me to consider how interested I was in political cartooning. After I was fired, I applied to… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
The government should take a decision on whether to allow Pakistani actors in India or not, but I think directors and producers… — Mahima Chaudhry Copy Share Image
“The law is the organization of the natural right of lawful defence; it is the substitution of collective for individual forces, for… — Frédéric Bastiat Copy Share Image
“Identity politics is universally attractive because it enables failures and weaknesses to be spun as the products of oppression and historical injustice.… — Milo Yiannopoulos Copy Share Image
If you work for the federal government, the average salary is $7,000 higher than the private sector. Something's wrong with that, when… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
The Congress-led UPA government is not releasing development funds and criticizing my government for not taking adequate steps for development. This shows… — Mayawati Copy Share Image
I have been poor and I wanted to document poverty; I had lost a child and I was obsessed with birth; I… — Eve Arnold Copy Share Image
At one time, when I was first starting, when I was first champion, I wanted to be undisputed champion so I could… — Mikey Garcia Copy Share Image
The government's view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn't want the public to dwell on… — Bob Schieffer Copy Share Image
But the consequences of the whole-hearted and uncritical embrace of politics by Christians has been, IN EFFECT, to reduce Christian faith to… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
Social mobility decreased under Labour and under the current government it is reversing. The differences between the poorest and richest are returning… — Jonathan Trigell Copy Share Image
Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in… — Jeremy Bentham Copy Share Image
I had an amazing advantage: a grandmother [Polly Noonan, an influential confidante of the mayor of Albany] who loved politics. She taught… — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
Traditionally, in America, we have accountability as kind of a key feature of each branch of government in some way. So, you… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
“Patriarchal hip-hop ushered in a world where black males could declare that they were “keeping it real” when what they were really… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“Movements in literature were not caricatures - in the sense that they actually functioned as an ideology in politics does. As now… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
There can be no complete and permanent reform of the civil service until public opinion emancipates congressmen from all control and influence… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
The Democrats continue to snipe at Bush. They'll never give it up to him. You know Teddy Kennedy and Tom Daschle pick… — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
“Nearly every aspect of modern civilization has been flattening down except one: money. Minting money is one of the last jobs left… — Kevin Kelly Copy Share Image
While Democrats may never adopt the policies of Ronald Reagan, they should follow his golden rule of politics closely. Reagan adamantly instructed… — Jack Schlossberg Copy Share Image
I think people definitely shouldn't be ignorant in regards to where they're playing. And there's an argument for not taking it out… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
“Christianity was not meant to be a weapon or an argument or a show of force or a political tool. Or an… — Murray Pura Copy Share Image
“True politics cannot take a single step without first paying homage to morals, and while politics itself is a difficult art, its… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
The difference between comedians and the general public is that we are meant to be funnier. And when you've got politicians giving… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
Pakistanis can't trust. They've seen in history that people, particularly politicians, are corrupt. And they're misguided by people in the name of… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“Despite their frequent cries to the contrary, politicians have rarely demonstrated an ability to walk and chew gum at the same time.… — Ian Thomas Malone Copy Share Image
Up to this moment I have been pleased to entrust the government of my affairs to the late Cardinal. It is now… — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
For all its shortcomings, Wikipedia does have strong governance and deliberative mechanisms; anyone who has ever followed discussions on Wikipedia's mailing lists… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
“That myth led ordinary people to believe that they had a voice in government and that government looked out for their interests.… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
First there is the democratic idea: that all men are endowed by their creator with certain natural rights; that these rights are… — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
To restore confidence in our markets and our financial institutions so they can fuel continued growth and prosperity, we must address the… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
I have a lot of nice Italian winter clothes that make me look like a sophisticated Lebanese professor, so my friend Robert… — Alexei Sayle Copy Share Image
While the Western society gives total freedom to the individuals to do whatever "consenting adults" please, which admittedly is better than having… — Ali Sina Copy Share Image
“for in proportion as the enemy despair of conquest, they will be trying the arts of seduction and the force of fear… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image