Politics Quotes

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The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. — Hannah Arendt
No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very… — Hannah Arendt
Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being. — Hannah Arendt
Under every stone lurks a politician. — Aristophanes
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is… — Aristotle
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider… — Aristotle
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. — Aristotle
Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. — Aristotle
Man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle
Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike… — Aristotle
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance… — Aristotle
Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. — Richard Armour
Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics… — David Attenborough
Good can imagine Evil; but Evil cannot imagine Good. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Poverty is the mother of crime. — Marcus Aurelius
First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more… — John Avlon

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