Political issues Quote by George Orwell

“Politics: Lies about the truth, or the truth about lies?”

— Silverwolf

“You might discuss important philosophical topics, such as the nature of existence- or what a bunch of lying toe rags politicians are.”

— Nick Spalding

“Everything was politics, and politics was ideology, and ideology came down to personal prejudices rather than the quest for truth.”

— Tom Clancy

“For politics is not just about things necessary and eternal, nor is it just a matter of good judgment in a given situation. It…

— Daniel Gross

“All concepts of politics, of whatever kind, are about conflict──how to contain it, or abolish it.”

— Ralph Miliband

“Two things which are the peculiar domain of the heart, not the mind—politics and religion. He doesn’t want to know the other side. He…

— Mark Twain

“Politics is an all-consuming mistress that can destroy your family life, warp your personality, and wreck your health.”

— Herman E. Talmadge

“Political language . . . is designed to make its lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”

— George Orwell

“By absorbing myself in the passion of party politics, I risk forgetting that politics are meaningless unless they serve a spiritual truth.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“Truth and politics do not and cannot mix because politics is the art of saying only what needs to be said—and saying it in…

— Neale Donald Walsch

“Political language -- and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists -- is designed to make lies sound…

— George Orwell

“Politics: the art of using euphemisms, lies, emotionalism and fear-mongering to dupe average people into accepting--or even demanding--their own enslavement.”

— Larken Rose