Anger Quote by John I. Jenkins

In the heat of our campaigns, we have all become accustomed to a little anger and exaggeration. Yet, on the whole, our political process…

— Anonymous

But rather than trying to understand and rise above them, as leaders should, the [presedential] campaigns have often simply channeled these negative emotions. This…

— John I. Jenkins

Election campaigns seem to siphon away political anger and even basic political intelligence into this great vaudeville, after which we all end up in…

— Arundhati Roy

“Historically, it is traditional and habitual for us to be inadequately prepared. This is the combined result of a number factors, the character of…

— Ernest King

Politics has high and low moments. Sometimes it brings out the better angels of our nature; sometimes baser instincts.

— Jim Leach

“The special skill of the politician consists in knowing what passions can be most easily aroused, and how to prevent them, when aroused, from…

— Bertrand Russell

In a democracy it is necessary that people should learn to endure having their sentiments outraged.

— Bertrand Russell

Citizens and those elected to serve must also understand the point of view, the goals and the fears of those with whom we disagree.

— Phil Scott

“The American political experience can therefore be viewed as optimism in the collective.”

— Michael J. Fox

Elections have a way of cooling passions, especially when voters get what they want.

— Charles M. Blow

I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best…

— Grover Cleveland

“Well-informed citizens, too, have come in for their share of criticism, since their well-organized “ideological” thinking often turns out to be just a rather…

— Christopher H. Achen