We alone regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless but as a useless character. — Pericles Copy Share Image
Hence as a private man has a right to say what wages he will give in his private affairs, so has a… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
“A mood of constructive criticism being upon me, I propose forthwith that the method of choosing legislators now prevailing in the United… — H.L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I never engaged in public affairs for my own interest, pleasure, envy, jealousy, avarice or ambition, or even the desire of fame — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Because in [Lenin's] eyes the workers were only workers and not also customers, he believed they were already slaves under capitalism, and… — Ludwig Von Mises Copy Share Image
“The effect of modern war is to eliminate retrogressive types, while sparing the technocracy and increasing its hold upon public affairs.” — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
In public affairs men are often better pleased that the truth, though known to everybody, should be wrapped up under a decent… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Control of thought is more important for governments that are free and popular than for despotic and military states. The logic is… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” — Plato Copy Share Image
“Periclean Greeks employed the term idiotis , without any connotation of stupidity or subnormality, to mean simply 'a person indifferent to public… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
In effect the people were present through their representatives, and were themselves, step by step and point by point, acting in the… — Bernard Bailyn Copy Share Image
An Athenian citizen does not neglect his state because he takes care of his own household; even those of us who are… — Pericles Copy Share Image
The public affairs of the union are spread throughout a very extensive region, and are extremely diversified by the local affairs connected… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“But in the depths of his heart, the older he became, and the more intimately he knew his brother, the more and… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
'Meet the Press' is the oldest and most treasured public affairs show on television. — David Shuster Copy Share Image
Many people don't give a rip about politics and know as much about public affairs as they know about the topography of… — Tony Snow Copy Share Image
It is difficult to attack me directly on religion because I never speak of it. Formally I am a strict observer of… — Etienne Francois, duc de Choiseul Copy Share Image
He who shall introduce into public affairs the principles of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palin's ignorance of public affairs… — Edgar Bronfman, Sr Copy Share Image
The private citizen today has come to feel rather like a deaf spectator in the back row, who ought to keep his… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing — Thucydides Copy Share Image
With much care and skill power has been broken into fragments in the American township, so that the maximum possible number of… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I think that any person who is commenting on public affairs is entitled to point out those dangers. — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
I have decided to end my participation in public affairs and to resign my role as premier of Quebec. — Lucien Bouchard Copy Share Image
The word 'idiot' comes from a Greek root meaning private person. Idiocy is the female defect: intent on their private lives, women… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
