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Party Quotes by Mark Twain
- Our Congresses consist of Christians. In their private life they are true to every obligation of honor; yet in every session they violate them all,…
- When the doctrine of allegiance to party can utterly up-end a man's moral constitution and make a temporary fool of him besides, what excuse are…
- Men think they think upon the great political questions, and they do; but they think with their party, not independently; they read its literature, but…
- A man's first duty is to his own conscience and honor; the party and country come second to that, and never first.
- There is a great difference between feeding parties to wild beasts and stirring up their finer feelings in an inquisition. One is the system of…
- The editor of a newspaper cannot be independent, but must work with one hand tied behind him by party and patrons, and be content to…
- Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.
- The motto stated a lie. If this nation has ever trusted in God, that time has gone by; for nearly half a century almost its…
- To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government and the sure and gradual deterioration of the public…
- I had longed to be a butterfly, and I was one at last. I attended private parties in sumptuous evening dress, simpered and aired my…
- Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.
More Party Quotes
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- Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their… — John Avlon
- In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity. — Lauren Bacall
- The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was… — Michelle Bachelet
- The Republican Party is extremely pro-women. — Michele Bachmann
- Let me tell you what the Tea Party stands for. It stands for the fact that we are taxed enough already. — Michele Bachmann
- The Tea Party is an organic, spontaneous movement that rose up in opposition to to the Pelosi-Reid-Obama agenda. — Michele Bachmann
- I've always been pro-life from conception to natural death. It's important for the Republican nominee to maintain what we stand for. We… — Michele Bachmann
- The Minnesota Republican hierarchy didn't want me to run against their incumbent in 2000; they didn't know who I was. And once… — Michele Bachmann
- The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that… — Lord Acton