Anti political Quote by Joseph A. Schumpeter

The work of an intellectual is not to mould the political willof others; it is, through the analyses that he does in his own…

— Michel Foucault

A politician normally prospers under democracy in proportion ... as he excels in the invention of imaginary perils and imaginary defenses against them.

— H. L. Mencken

“Politics is the participation of the citizen in his government. The kind of government he has depends entirely on the quality of that participation.…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

“It is part of the trivialization of politics that we give endless attention to the inner life of the politician - his private thoughts,…

— Charles Krauthammer

“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

“The work of an intellectual is not to form the political will of others; it is, through the analyses he does in his own…

— Michel Foucault

[An educated person:] One who voluntarily does more thinking than is necessary for his own survival.

— Mildred H. McAfee

The privileged man, whether he be privileged politically or economically, is a man depraved in intellect and heart.

— Mikhail Bakunin

A citizen who casts his ballot without having to the best of his abilities studied as much economics as he can fails in his…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Keep struggling, o brave soldier - keep struggling till politicians become an extinct species and politics an extinct profession. The mission is, not to…

— Abhijit Naskar

He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his…

— Anonymous

The ordinary politician has a very low estimate of human nature. In his daily life he comes into contact chiefly with persons who want…

— Walter Lippmann