Courses Quote by Calvin Coolidge

We have weakened the parties and strengthened all the special interests.

— Mark Shields

Our political parties exist for no other reason than to win power; they are not ideological debating societies designed to present a particular political…

— Tom Wicker

Parties do not maintain themselves. They are maintained by effort. The government is not self-existent. It is maintained by the effort of those who…

— Calvin Coolidge

A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency,…

— Ronald Reagan

Parties weaken themselves by their fear of capable men.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.'

— Nancy Pelosi

As long as the Republican party exists in its present form, our nation cannot endure as a free society. Still worse, under their policies…

— Allen W. Wood

“As the nation divided into Federalists and Republicans, each group called the other the worst name possible: "party". Most Americans feared the idea of…

— R.B. Bernstein

I got to dislike parties, like Jefferson and Madison. I think they're harmful. But the system is flawed so badly. I like what Plato…

— Jack Kevorkian

We have no intention of abandoning the American people to unproven theories and extreme positions. We're the people party and we're going to stick…

— William J. Clinton

The nature of our two main political parties has changed in the United States.

— Roger Mahony

What we won't become is a 'Democratic Party lite!' We are a party that wants smaller government and lower taxes. Obama and the Democrats…

— Ed Rollins