Quotes about political
political honor sake
... the good are not willing to rule either for the sake of money or of honor. Plato
political wish citizens
That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them and has a presentiment of their wishes, and is skillful in gratifying them, he is esteemed a great statesman.
political being-positive may
... what we can be positive about is what we have just said, namely that they must be given the right education, whatever that may be, as the surest way to make them behave humanely to each other and the subjects in their charge.
political loyal way
In political life, it is extremely difficult to remain loyal to a friendship when constellations of power or interests are in the way. Martin Schulz
political vitality praise
But no one can praise Roosevelt for doing this and then insist that he restored our traditional political and economic systems to their former vitality. John T. Flynn
political age enquiry
Political Economy as a branch of science is extremely modern; but the subject with which its enquiries are conversant has in all ages necessarily constituted one of the chief practical interests of mankind. John Stuart Mill
political age knees
In this age, the mere example of nonconformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service.
political independence limits
There is a limit to the legitimate interference of collective opinion with individual independence: and to find that limit, and maintain it against encroachment, is as indispensable to a good condition of human affairs, as protection against political despotism.
political campaigns finance
In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed. John Rawls
political degrees trouble
But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself to such a degree that whatever came out wasn't worth the trouble put in. John Perry Barlow
political underdog grew
I grew up in Sydney in a very political household, where we were all for the underdog. John Pilger
political guilty rhetoric
Unquestionably, American political rhetoric can be repugnant, and the Right can certainly be as guilty as the Left. John Podhoretz
political lucky should
We're quite lucky that we've got political freedoms. We should be using them. Mark Thomas
political president more-money
The president has borrowed more money to spend to less effect than anybody on the planet. Mark Steyn
political saboteurs form
Those who can do. Those who can't form a supercommittee.
political
Question: How much do you have to invest in the future before you've spent it and no longer have one?
political world politics
The world wills itself to be deceived, so let it be deceived.
political
Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.
political strategy changed
This strategy represents our policy for all time. Until it's changed. Marlin Fitzwater
political psychology doubt
Psychology, which explains everything, Explains nothing, And we are still in doubt. Marianne Moore
political revolution politics
Revolutions are not made for export. Nikita Khrushchev
political vision movement
If the euro zone doesn't come up with a comprehensive vision of its own future, you'll have a whole range of nationalist, xenophobic and extreme movements increasing across the European Union. And, frankly, questions about the British debate on EU membership will just be a small sideshow compared to the rise of political populism. Nick Clegg
political democracy weapons
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. Niels Bohr
political use principles
The business of a Political Economist is neither to recommend nor to dissuade, but to state general principles, which it is fatal to neglect, but neither advisable, nor perhaps practicable, to use as the sole, or even the principal, guides in the actual conduct of affairs. Nassau William Senior
political suffering imbeciles
The only valid political system is one that can handle an imbecile in power without suffering from it Nassim Nicholas Taleb
political intellectual opponents
Ward Churchill might be more valuable to the opponents of the academic left employed than unemployed. Above all, he can serve as a living window into the intellectual, moral, and political bankruptcy of the left. Mort Kondracke
political politics conservative
Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen. Mort Sahl
political movement womens-suffrage
What is true of Mr. Mill's influence on the women's-suffrage question is true also of the other political movements in which he took an active interest. Millicent Fawcett
political venture campaigns
There are so many similarities between a startup venture and a political campaign - the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity. Mike McCurry
political slavery politics
The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bought for it. John Ruskin
political challenges speak
Our challenge is to not look away, but rather to transform the field; to create a new political conversation, our own conversation, out of which we can speak our truth in our own way. Marianne Williamson
political suffering slumber
We need to recognize that part our political problem is that we do not participate effectively, that we suffer from a kind of mental slumber.
political happenings
To me, everything happening inside of us is political.