Quotes About Politics

Feminists cried, 'Sexism!' when New York Senator Hillary Clinton was judged not by the content of her character but by the color of her pantsuits.

But if we keep doing politics the way we're doing politics, and we keep doing climate action the way we're doing climate action, we will not have a history that judges us because we, certainly as a civilization, won't be here.

One can only imagine how Iranians or Afghans would deal with unelected judges moving to de-Islamicize their nations.

We should let people elect judges based on their experience and ability to do the job, not which party they pick.

Of course, conservatives always claim to be against judicial activism.

Historically, figuring out what to do to the tax code has been almost as contentious a political issue as judicial appointments.

As much as I disagreed with every second of 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' the fact that it is out made me jump for joy.

Only when legislators judge that the risk of continuing to support Trump outweighs the risk of abandoning him will they begin to jump ship.

The Government cannot just be consumed by Brexit. There is so much more to do.

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

No one ever built the filibuster rule. It just kind of was created.

I was a political junkie, and it just exhausted me, and after Obama won, I just kind of unplugged from all of that for a while.

I never really thought that anyone thought there was just one kind of Republican woman.

Well honestly, I do stay away from being political, especially about Trump. It's just one of those things.

Certainly my parents were very political, so the whole Berlin Wall thing - and being a kid of the '80s - that's just something that's in your experience.

You don't have to believe the electorate secretly hankers for a dose of Marxist-Leninism to accept that there are deep levels of justified bitterness out there waiting to be tapped.

There is a line in which populism can cross over into demagoguery. Demagoguery is the crossover where populism becomes a bad thing, and people make things up, and they assign responsibilities that aren't fair and justified, and scapegoat communities. And then it becomes a very bad thing.

Politics is a matter of day-to-day improvisation, and it often seems as though the major parties are guided only by the desire to stay in office and not by any philosophy that might justify their doing so.

It's clear Justin Trudeau has something to hide.

Justin Trudeau is always saying diversity's our strength. It is not our strength.

Once Justin decided to go on the political scene, all the spotlights were on him. I think we've done pretty well finding a balance and a centre. It's a very scrutinized life.

My view is that Justin Trudeau will raise taxes on everyone.

I don't know. I respect Kanye, but when it comes to Trump, I'm not into that, man.

In DC, it's really edgy to listen to Kanye West or Jay-Z, and it's a thing to know who Azzedine Alaia is - you know what I mean? But I do care about issues, and I was really political in high school, always marching.