Politics Quote by Lawrence James

“If Shakespeare had never existed, he asked, would the world have differed much from what it is today?”

— Virginia Woolf

Shakespeare would never have gone far in today's politically correct world.

— John Sununu

“Of course Christopher would cultivate an English accent: to show that he was an English country gentleman. And he would speak correctly – to…

— Ford Madox Ford

“Franklin would find himself more attracted to people who were practical and reliable rather than dreamy and romantic.”

— Walter Isaacson

One of the reasons the English got through all their falls and the loss of their empire, all their disasters, their strikes, their difficulties,…

— Norman Mailer

It seems to me everything Shakespeare did was political.

— Toni Morrison

“Franklin embraced the idea that the new nation could survive only if the people who lived in it were virtuous.”

— Alexander Kennedy

“They didn't understand, for we were Shakespeare, and they were mere actors in the play.”

— Cassandra Giovanni

“It's Shakespearean, Bill; lots of the important stuff in Shakespeare happens offstage - you just hear about it.”

— John Irving

“And what if Britain lost? There would be a financial crisis, unemployment, and destitution. Working-class men would take up Ethel’s father’s cry and say…

— Ken Follett

“He is like Shakespeare, if Shakespeare had gone mad and vowed to speak in only the most convoluted terms meant to confound his listeners.”

— Perpetua Langley

“I've been hearing about Shakespeare all my life, but I had no idea he really wrote so well; I always suspected him of going…

— Jean Webster