The bill's a textbook example of special interest pork barrel politics at work, and I have no choice but to veto it. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Protectionism, socialism, all varieties of state favoritism and restrictions on competition, and the growth of bureaucracy and jobbery were the means by… — Ralph Raico Copy Share Image
I have taken special interest in these accounts [of UFOs].. I think there may be substance to some of these reports... I… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
I don't claim to have any special interest in natural history, but as a boy I was made aware of the annual… — Prince Philip Copy Share Image
The lobbyists, the special interests, the special pleaders, if you will, the super PACs the billionaires, these people are apoplectic about the… — Roger Stone Copy Share Image
The Reagan-Bush years have exalted private gain over public obligation, special interests over the common good, wealth and fame over work and… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
What he's saying is that a Trump presidency will address those kind of things head on without caving into the special interests… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
So when you go up against the Far Right you go up against the big financial special interests like the Halliburtons of… — Barbara Boxer Copy Share Image
Is Christianity just another special-interest group, clawing for political power? Or, even if Christians are acting as God's spokesmen, must Christians always… — Gary North Copy Share Image
The money that is spent in elections is absolutely unconscionable - even if it's private money. It's true that one's not corrupted… — Millicent Fenwick Copy Share Image
Another longstanding foreign policy flaw is the degree to which special interests dictate the way in which the "national interest" as a… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
New information technologies-including email, the web, and computerized blast-faxes and phone calls-have fundamentally changed the landscape of political competition in modern democracies.… — Thomas Homer-Dixon Copy Share Image
It is fair to say, Bernie Sanders, that in your definition, as you being the self-proclaimed gatekeeper for progressivism, I don't know… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Now let’s take up the minorities in our civilization, shall we? Bigger the population, the more minorities. Don’t step on the toes… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Linear programming is viewed as a revolutionary development giving man the ability to state general objectives and to find, by means of… — George Dantzig Copy Share Image
Offering 'comprehensive' reform usually means years of arguing and horse-trading among pressure groups to get anything done. By the time all the… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
We conservatives can win the ideological battles on a level playing field. Our ideas are better. Given fair elections based on contributions… — John McCain Copy Share Image
What if the American people woke up and understood that the official reasons for going to war are almost always based on… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Policy decisions on climate change are being deliberated every day by those without full knowledge of the science, and often with intentional… — James Hansen Copy Share Image
We have depended on government for so much for so long that we as people have become less vigilant of our liberties.… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
We don't need more of the same, typical politicians fighting for themselves and for special interests. We need someone to believe in… — Tim Walz Copy Share Image
We are ever aware that politics is an ugly struggle that determines 'who gets what, when, and how.' It is the favorite… — Hans F. Sennholz Copy Share Image
This, by the way, is the welfare state in action: Its a whole bunch of special interest groups screwing consumers and taxpayers,… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver… — Tammy Baldwin Copy Share Image
Something terrible has happened to the soul of the Republican Party. We've gone from bad economic doctrine. We've even gone beyond selfishness… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
For those who control the levers of power in Washington, and for the global special interests, they partner with these people that… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
We fought the Revolutionary War for no taxation without representation, it seems to me that we are much worse off today, because… — James Montgomery Copy Share Image
The objects in our system are instead a help to the child himself, he chooses what he wants for his own use,… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
On the question of preserving public lands, Trump replies that our elected officials have spent too long rewarding 'special interests,' by which… — Lawrence M. Krauss Copy Share Image
If there was special interests affecting police work, I believe that would be called corruption. So, if it has do with donating… — Garry McCarthy Copy Share Image
Our politicians have sacrificed their principles on the altar of special interests; our corporate leaders have sacrificed their integrity on the altar… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, much of the media in Washington, D.C., along with New York, Los Angeles in particular, speaks not for the people, but… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Let's prove that we're going to stand together, make the smart decisions that will get the economy going and growing for everybody,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The Sheldon Adelsons, the Koch brothers, the George Soroses, what we want to try to do is force them into the parties,… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
One of the problems that we have in the human rights community is that special interests often forget the interests of other… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
I went to school for marketing and advertising, so I have a special interest in good and funny commercials and why they… — Kevin Nealon Copy Share Image
I don't think you could find any person in political life today who has been subjected to more attacks and had more… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Too often in Washington special interests urge us to fight one another just because we belong to different parties. It is time… — Ken Salazar Copy Share Image