Benefits Quote by Thomas Paine

Politics is the art of reaching a goal that benefits all citizens of a nation.

— Khem Veasna

“Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.”

— Ambrose Bierce

“Everything that happens in philosophy has, in the last instance, not only political consequences in theory, but also political consequences in politics: in the…

— Louis Althusser

One way ... in which a political philosophy can be ideological is by presenting a relatively marginal issue as if it were central and essential.

— Raymond Geuss

Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.

— George Washington

The business of philosophy is to circumnavigate human nature.

— Julius Charles Hare

“Matters of the world are dealt with more vigor and effectiveness when one views them as the right of nature instead of the superficiality…

— VD

Philosophy should be an energy; it should find its aim and its effect in the amelioration of mankind.

— Victor Hugo

Harmony, liberal intercourse with all Nations, are recommended by policy, humanity and interest. But even our Commercial policy should hold an equal and impartial…

— George Washington

All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity.

— Pope Francis

Philosophy is called upon to compensate for the frustrations of politics and, more generally, of life itself.

— Hannah Arendt

The very essence of political philosophy is the carving out of an ethical system - strictly, a subset of ethics dealing with political ethics.…

— Murray Rothbard