Compromise Quote by Jon Meacham

“Policy may involve politics but, principle is principal.”

— Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

“But it is one of the tricks of the successful politician to be able to hold many things in mind at once and to…

— Robert Harris

“A man full of warm, speculative benevolence may wish his society otherwise constituted than he finds it; but a good patriot, and a true…

— Edmund Burke

“In politics and passion, perception is reality.”

— John Kramer

“The general ethos of the people they have to govern determines the behaviour of politicians.”

— T.S. Eliot

“Actuated by no personal motives, but moved only by high and great constitutional considerations; which I will not attempt to explain, for they are…

— Charles Dickens

“Seek reality and base all your decisions and actions upon it.”

— Gary Johnson

“Unlike the political opportunist, the true statesman values principle above popularity, and works to create popularity for those political principles which are wise and…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“For politics is not just about things necessary and eternal, nor is it just a matter of good judgment in a given situation. It…

— Daniel Gross

“Good actors, including political actors, do not deal in unrealities. Rather, they create realities that matter – perceptions, aspirations, allegiances.”

— George will

“Political leaders are a reflection of our society.”

— Sukant Ratnakar

“Similarly, those who have been weaned off the self-aggrandizing attractions of political power are those who can then best be entrusted with it.”

— R.W.L. Moberly