Political Power Quotes

125 Political Power quotes by 108 unique authors

A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources to seize political power. — Harry Browne
I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their political and social… — Sherman Alexie
In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the… — Robert Caro
All wars come to an end, at least temporarily. But the authority acquired by the state hangs on; political power never abdicates. — Frank Chodorov
No individual or private group or private organization has the legal power to initiate the use of physical force against other individuals or groups and… — Ayn Rand
Economic freedom is an essential requisite for political freedom. By enabling people to cooperate with one another without coercion or central direction, it reduces the… — Milton Friedman
Try this thought experiment. Pretend you're a tyrant. Among your many liberty-destroying objectives are extermination of blacks, Jews and Catholics. Which would you prefer, a… — Walter E. Williams
Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth. — Rudolph Rummel
You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy. — Robert Caro
The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion it will cease to be free for religion - except for the sect that… — Robert H. Jackson
To enable consensus politics to develop we need to empower people where they live. This means devolving financial resources and political power down to the… — Mairead Corrigan
You will have to go through 15, 20, 50 years of civil wars and national struggles not only to bring about a change in society… — Karl Marx
All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be… — Mao Zedong
All political power, all power as such, is stupid. Don't rush after it, don't be ambitious, because all ambition collects dust and only dust. If… — Rajneesh
...it was always our view that in order to attain this [proletarian revolution] and the other far more important aims of the future social revolution,… — Friedrich Engels
Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated. — Andrew Jackson
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds into law if it acquires the political power to do… — Robert A. Heinlein
The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny. — Milton Friedman
The supremacy of Parliament and the embedding of property rights in Common Law put political power in the hands of men anxious to exploit the… — Douglass North
Viewed as a means to the end of political freedom, economic arrangements are important because of their effect on the concentration or dispersion of power.… — Milton Friedman
The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting each the guardian of… — George Washington
While the Christian faith clearly teaches that believers are to be involved as good citizens in the state, nevertheless, it is obvious why so many… — J.P. Moreland
I try to do stories that make a difference -- stories that affect the way people think, stories that people need to hear -- and… — Ann Curry
It may come as a surprise to some academics, but there is a marked relationship between economic power and political power. — Michael Pare
In 1986, Tanton published an article in which he argued: `To govern is to populate ... Will the present majority peaceably hand over its political… — John Tanton

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