American Quote by H. W. Brands

People always think American politics is very different, but usually it is a predictor of what happens in the politics elsewhere.

— Tony Blair

My experience of American politics is that people raise issues, and they get addressed in an effective but imperfect way. But that's sort of…

— Tom Steyer

The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something…

— Deng Xiaoping

The system happens to be Washington and the way politics works, because whatever it is, it isn't working. It defies common sense. And part…

— Rush Limbaugh

Usually the president is kind of the initiator of the idea, then Congress makes it work.

— Tim Kaine

Politics goes in one ear and out the other. I don't even know the president's name for sure. That's how stupid I am.

— Brian Wilson

Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really…

— Patrick Lencioni

I don't think we can depend on Congress. In the American political system - we have been brought up to believe that the American…

— Howard Zinn

Maybe it's because I've never been in politics, but I don't believe that America is run by politicians in Washington. I believe it's run…

— Wesley Clark

Sometimes we overemphasize the political system. There are other ways to make a difference. There's technology, there's media, there's business.

— Van Jones

In politics, what appears is.

— Antonio de Oliveira Salazar

Politics are the same old thing. We elect people, we put them in office, and guess what they do? They sell us out. They…

— Rickey Medlocke