Citizenship Quote by Gladys Pyle

Our word 'idiot' comes from the Greek name for the man who took no share in public matters.

— Edith Hamilton

“Periclean Greeks employed the term idiotis , without any connotation of stupidity or subnormality, to mean simply 'a person indifferent to public affairs.' Obviously,…

— Christopher Hitchens

The original Greek word "idiotes" referred to people who might have had a high IQ, but were so self-involved that they focused exclusively on…

— Jim Hightower

Idiot - A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot's activity…

— Ambrose Bierce

“The truth about idiocy... is that it is at once an ethical and cognitive failure... The Greek idios means 'private,' and idiotes means a…

— Matthew B. Crawford

Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.

— Ambrose Bierce

The word 'idiot' comes from a Greek root meaning private person. Idiocy is the female defect: intent on their private lives, women follow their…

— Rebecca West

An idiot is a person who lives in a very tiny place called: Idiocity. You can tolerate his idiocy for so long until you…

— London Mond

If we accept the Greek's definition of the idiot as an altogether private man, then we must conclude that many American citizens are now…

— C. Wright Mills

Politics: (noun) From Greek, poly, meaning many, and ticks, meaning 'bloodsucking creatures.

— Anonymous

Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we…

— George Papandreou

The word "politics" comes from the Greek politeia which had to do with the citizenry, not the government.

— Marianne Williamson