Quotes About Politics

Communism will win.

Well, he thought, you can fool some of the people all the time and all the people some of the time, which is just long enough to be President of the United States, and on that useless profundity, Milligan himself pedalled on, himself, himself.

Ultraliberalism today translates into a whimpering isolationism in foreign policy, a mulish obstructionism in domestic policy.

Ultraliberalism today translates into a whimpering isolationism in foreign policy, a mulish obstructionism in domestic policy, and a pusillanimous pussyfooting on the critical issue of law and order.

Komunisti?ko društvo lišava individuu svojih odgovornosti: uvijek su oni ti koji odlu?uju...Istina, svi kao i oni najbli?i Staljinu, davali su zlo?inu suprotan efekat. Mi smo zlo?ine prihvatili kao važne doprinose pobjedi socijalizma. Vjerovali smo kako je sve što ja?a politi?ku mo? komunisti?ke partije u SSSR i svijetu pobjeda za socijalizam. Nikada nismo mogli zamisliti da može biti sukoba u unutrašnjosti komunizma izmedju politike i etike.

As Dio observed later, democracy sounded very well and good, "but its results are seen not to agree at all with its title. Monarchy, on the contrary, has an unpleasant sound, but is a most practical form of government to live under. For it is easier to find a single excellent man than many of them.

Her palace shimered with onyx, garnet, and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue.

It doesnt matter how many people vote, only who counts them.

W historii politycznej Polski nigdy nie gra?em jakiejkolwiek roli, nigdy nie by?em na scenie, ale cz?sto siedzia?em w pierwszym rz?dzie, obserwowa?em spektakl dok?adnie, a czasami udawa?o mi si? na chwil? zabrn?? za kulisy, zerkn?? na to lub owo, dojrze? szminkowanie i kostiumowanie.

A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.

You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain.

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

This leftist political strategy to win office and power relies on something very powerful: the desire to increase the number of Americans who are dependent on getting money that is taken from other citizens. Sadly, this strategy has worked for half a century! And now it works because Americans who are trapped in this nightmare do not want their government money taken away from them!

The ability of Greece to generate foreign interventions in its favor separates the Greek experience from that of the other Balkan states.

Why do Japanese commandos fire Czech machine guns at Puerto Rican passengers departing an Air France flight in an Israeli airport? To strike at American Imperialism!" p. 155, footnote 13

Drei Männer treffen in einer Gefängniszelle zusammen und fragen einander nach dem Grund ihrer Verhaftung. Der Erste sagt, er sitzt wegen einer negativen Äußerung über Karl Radek, den führenden sowjetischen Publizisten und Politiker. Der Zweite sagt, er sitzt, weil er Karl Radek gelobt hat. Der dritte Häftling schweigt melancholisch. Als die beiden ihn fragen, antwortet er: "Und ich - ich bin Karl Radek ...

Talleyrand define con enojo el cargo de ministro de Policia: "El ministro de Policia es un hombre que se ocupa, en primera línea, de todos los asuntos que le importan, y en segundo lugar, de todos los que no le importan".

She did what is the most dangerous thing anyone can do in politics; she discoursed without having the most remote acquaintance with the subject; she amateurishly thrust her fingers into every pie, interfering in matters of the utmost moment; she used her overwhelming influence with the King exclusively on behalf of her favorites.

Non vi è dubbio che una figura eroica, per il fatto solo della sua esistenza, domina per decenni e per secoli la vita spirituale. Nella vita dei fatti e della realtà, nella sfera della politica, ben di rado sono le figure eccezionali, gli uomini dalle idee pure, a decidere: decide invece la specie molto più meschina, ma più abile, degli uomini di sfondo.

Robespierre) SaÄŸduyu ve erdeme a??r? baÄŸnazl?kla baÄŸl? bir kiÅŸi olarak, kar??s?ndakilerin anlaÅŸmak ve boyun eÄŸmek için yapt?klar? bütün baÅŸvurmalar? geri çevirir. Hatta politikan?n anlaÅŸmaya zorlad??? durumlarda bile onun sert kinciliÄŸi ve kat? gururu buna engel olur.

Zavall? galipler olarak Tallien ve Barras, kendilerinden önceki ihtilal büyüklerine, Danton ve Robespierre'e katillerin cesetleri diye söverek, saÄŸ yandaki s?ralara, Cumhuriyetin gizli düÅŸmanlar? olan ?l?ml? politikac?lar?n yan?na korka korka oturduklar? an, yaln?zca tarihe ve ihtilal ruhuna deÄŸil, kendi kendilerine de ihanet etmiÅŸ oluyorlar.

Politics in a literary work, is like a gun shot in the middle of a concert, something vulgar, and however, something which is impossible to ignore.

Politics gets me out of bed in the morning It's what really interests me. I'm a competitor, but I also feel like I'm contributing, whether it's working on health-care policy in the White House or out here in Chicago.

Face the truth squarely. In politics that is always the best and the only correct attitude.