Answers Quote by George Orwell

There is a tendency in all parties, when they have been for a long time in possession of power, to augment it.

— John C. Calhoun

The party is not concerned with perpetuating itself. Who wields power is not important, providing that the hierarchical structure always remains the same.

— George Orwell

There is nothing so marginal as a party that has been in power for 18 years and slides into opposition. You influence nothing.

— Sebastian Coe

To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government and the sure and gradual deterioration of the…

— Mark Twain

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to…

— Frank Herbert

If you're an opposition party, you are actively using the power you have to oppose the ideas of the other party.

— Pramila Jayapal

A party is the vanguard of a class, and its duty is to lead the masses and not merely to reflect the average political…

— Vladimir Lenin

We have these traditional political parties that are less and less responsive to the needs of ordinary people, so people are in search of…

— Edward Snowden

Power lacks moral or principles. It only has interests.

— Anonymous

It is imperative that good people, men and women of principle, be involved in the political process; otherwise we abdicate power to those whose…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great…

— John Boehner

The Party is not concerned with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself. WHO wields power is not important, provided that the hierarchical structure…

— George Orwell