Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
I think it's fair to say there is a demagogic path that Europeans, South Americans, Asians have pursued, and we know where… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of human history by denying human freedom and human dignity to its… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
For Mitt Romney, the complex question of anti-Mormon bias boils down to the practical matter of how he can make it go… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I understand personally, ... that it is frustrating to lose presidential elections by narrow margins. — James Baker Copy Share Image
The fact is, with every friendship you make, and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Freedom requires that government keep the channels of competition and opportunity open, prevent monopolies, economic abuse and domination. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Natural Texas politicians make terrible, terrible presidential candidates. Phil Gramm, I remember the 'Phil Gramm for President' campaign. I thought that was… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
Whether or not you agree with Bernie Sanders' version of socialism, it is enormously significant that, for the first time in US… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
You may never have heard of Joseph Overton and his proverbial window but you most certainly have heard the Republican presidential campaign… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
During his runs for the GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney has done a good job of mimicking Reagan's anti-government diatribes and 'better… — Jackson Katz Copy Share Image
It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Our social and economic system cannot march toward better days unless it is inspired by things of the Spirit. It is here… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
New fathers, political prisoners, traumatised presidential aides, resolute schoolboys, MEPs addressing unfriendly chambers - we all find that Shakespeare has magically anticipated… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
I have seen in many places housing which has been developed under government influences, but I have never seen any projects in… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
One of the unwritten rules in a presidential news conference is that he'll answer questions. If he chooses not to, there's not… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
In addition to being extremely expensive, and we have to put up with the stupidities that the candidates repeat, it's really being… — Subcomandante Marcos Copy Share Image
In every election cycle that I can recall, there comes a moment - or a few - where charges of elitism and… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
Not a day goes by that I don't click on RealClearPolitics at least once, the presidential poll charts, graphs and moving averages… — Charlie Cook Copy Share Image
want to get to the substance of the book ["Thank You for Being Late"], but it is so closely connected to this… — George Stephanopoulos Copy Share Image
What will a Hillary Clinton presidency look like? The answer by now seems obvious: It will look like her presidential campaign, which… — Carl Bernstein Copy Share Image