Quotes about political
political religion church
No God and no religion can survive ridicule. No political church, no nobility, no royalty or other fraud, can face ridicule in a fair field, and live. Mark Twain
political conservative worship
Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals.
political literature principles
Prosperity is the best protector of principle.
political charity shelter
After Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the belief in decent housing as a political right or social obligation was supplanted in the U.S. by the notion that suitable shelter should be an act of charity. Martin Filler
political way opinion
Journalism is a way of voicing opinion, of participating in the political, social, or cultural debate. Mario Vargas Llosa
political creation incompatibility
There is an incompatibility between literary creation and political activity.
political understanding forgiving
Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon. Mary McCarthy
political speech looks
A politician or political thinker who calls himself a political realist is usually boasting that he sees politics, so to speak, in the raw; he is generally a proclaimed cynic and pessimist who makes it his business to look behind words and fine speeches for the motive. This motive is always low.
political speech fancy
Congress-these, for the most part, illiterate hacks whose fancy vests are spotted with gravy, and whose speeches, hypocritical, unctuous, and slovenly, are spotted also with the gravy of political patronage.
political celibacy vow
I took a vow of political celibacy. Mitch Daniels
political intellectual slavery
Intellectual slavery, of whatever nature it may be, will always have as a natural result both political and social slavery. Mikhail Bakunin
political world cups
The World Cup is not just a great global sporting event, it is also inscribed with much deeper cultural and political importance. Martin Jacques
political truth-is individual
Truth is not to be found either in traditional capitalism or in Marxism. Each represents a partial truth. Historically, capitalism failed to discern the truth in collective enterprise and Marxism failed to see the truth in individual enterprise. Martin Luther King, Jr.
political politics architecture
We must recognize that we can't solve our problems now until there is a radical redistribution of economic and political power.... a radical restructuring of the architecture of American society.
political voting stones
Voting is the foundation stone for political action.
political voting important
I have come to see more and more that one of the most decisive steps that the Negro can take is that little walk to the voting booth. That is an important step. We've got to gain the ballot, and through that gain, political power.
political charity politics
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.
political-differences healthy hateful
Political differences will always generate a healthy debate, but over time the dialogue has become more hateful and at times violent. Mark Udall
political levers littles
But no, I'm not political. My obligation is to pull the lever and elect somebody who's going to make life a little better for everybody, especially those who don't have as much good fortune as others. Mark Wahlberg
politically-correct
Id rather be biblically correct than politically correct. Mark Batterson
political political-correctness minefields
Political correctness is a minefield Marian Keyes
political voting democracy
Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity. Naomi Klein
political trying important
I suppose I felt guilty not to be doing something more important, more political. So in a way I am trying to use the company for these other activities. Miuccia Prada
political world care
Politics isn't something that really interested me; I, of course, care about what's going on in the world, but so much of political discourse now is not necessarily about doing what's right. Mike O'Malley
political design world
It is new design by architects versus world revolution by political leadership. R. Buckminster Fuller
political facts humanitarian
I am not a political figure. The fact is I am a humanitarian figure and always will be. Princess Diana
political doe vote
Political power does not rest with those who cast votes; political power rests with those who count votes. Joseph Stalin
political individual should
There is not, nor should there be, an irreconcilable contrast between the individual and the collective, between the interests of an individual person and the interests of the collective.
political lows conversation
I grew up in the sort of cultural milieu that always regarded conversations about the political discourse as tremendously low-brow. Joseph Brodsky
political support doubt
No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture; but modern history is not a very satisfactory side-arm in political polemics; it grows less and less so. Learned Hand
political credit inevitable
Political success is the ability, when the inevitable occurs, to get credit for it. Laurence J. Peter
political pearls news
The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom -- nicely packaged, constantly updated... What political junkie could ask for more? Larry Sabato
political conservative
I'm a political conservative. P. J. O'Rourke