Business Quote by George Washington

“Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.”

— Ambrose Bierce

Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber,…

— Kay Bailey Hutchison

“It is my rule never to take a side in any part in the quarrels of others, nor to inquire into them. I generally…

— Thomas Jeffeson

Much indeed to be regretted, party disputes are now carried to such a length, and truth is so enveloped in mist and false representation,…

— George Washington

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

— Ralph Miliband

All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great danger that the whole government will degenerate into a…

— John Quincy Adams

We still are pestered by two parties: the aristocratic, which is panting for a counter revolution, and the factious, which aims at the division…

— Marquis de Lafayette

“Great feuds often need very few words to resolve them. Disputes, even between nations, between peoples, can be set to rest with simple acts…

— Alexander McCall Smith

The two great political parties of the nation have existed for the purpose, each in accordance with its own principles, of undertaking to serve…

— Calvin Coolidge

“While it’s easier to avoid confrontations in the short run, the consequences of doing so can be massively destructive in the long term. It’s…

— Ray Dalio

“Political parties are on the hunt to search and destroy each other, as though we were involved in some kind of enemy combat, rather…

— John Lewis

Congress is hard to deal with, dealing with, you know, multiple parliaments and commissions and unions and this and that and the other, that's…

— Barack Obama