Quotes About Politics

Reagan called Allen two hours later when he was changing planes in Chicago, asking, "Who is he?" "Who is who?" Allen replied. "Who is this Jeane Kirkpatrick?" "Well, first, he's a she."71

Berns was vitally concerned about the philosophical ground of virtue in the individual, which was the necessary foundation of a decent regime. Jaffa was concerned with the philosophic ground of the regime, which he thought was the necessary foundation for individual virtue.

Kirkpatrick's appointment was said to be unpopular with some Reagan insiders such as the Kitchen Cabinet, who held against her that she was a Democrat and therefore not a Reagan loyalist.

Only one Republican voted against Reagan's tax cut—Vermont's Jim Jeffords

The important point to grasp is that Reagan approached politics from the standpoint of a citizen rather than as an aspiring politician or intellectual.

Reagan had predicted since the early 1960s that a "prairie fire" of conservative populism would someday sweep the nation; on November 4 it appeared that Reagan had finally struck the match.

The Republican party is almost like a religious cult surrounding an organized crime family.

Many political candidates, in their speeches and negative ads, create an image of dire consequences if their opponent wins. If you vote for the other candidate, you and the country will suffer—jobs will be lost, crime will rise, family values will erode, and your very freedoms will be stripped away.

And I have always believed that one's politics and the character of his particular work are inseparable.

Left-wing and right-wing political ideologies have themselves become secular religions, providing people with a community of like-minded brethren, a catechism of sacred beliefs, a well-populated demonology, and a beatific confidence in the righteousness of their cause.

Or at least that's what the emperor wants us to think. It's an old Roman ploy, pretending that an enemy is responsible for the start of a war we greatly desire to wage.

In politics, reality and appearance are of equal importance. You cannot attend to one and neglect the other. A man must determine both what he is, and what others believe him to be.

The Crown of the North still rules all commerce and politics, but it can't remotely claim to be the City of Splendors. This city needs heroes to bring back its life and luster. But gods know if I have it in me to be one.

Taverns were not the safest place to discuss politics or religion. Everybody was armed or drunk, usually both, and proprietors sensibly discouraged heated discussions. Coffeehouses, on the other hand, encouraged political debate, which was precisely why King Charles II banned them in 1675 9 (he withdrew the ban in eleven days)... Intelligent people discussing interesting things in an intelligible manner.

There is no monopoly of common sense On either side of the political fence We share the same biology Regardless of ideology Believe me when I say to you I hope the Russians love their children too [...] There's no such thing as a winnable war It's a lie we don't believe anymore ..." ( The Russians )

Time and time again, history has proved that the conservatives are right and the liberals are wrong.

Gastern wants Valraven. Not in the sense Bayard does, but politically. Gastern is his father's favorite, but he's no fool. He knows that once Leonid goes, all hell will break loose. He'll need close allies, then. No Caradorean has ever been as close to the emperor as Valraven. You are a spiky lot. You do your duty, but you're always fighting the bit. Not Palindrake. He can be ridden without a bridle.

Why else is politics the perfect refuge for every liar, cheat, and self-serving toad that was ever born? All you need is a good set of teeth and the ability to smile convincingly with them. --Cressida

Ah … politics, Sergeant. When the top brass hand you a turd, you polish it and say, "my, what a lovely jobbie!" That way they are impressed by your intellect, perception and ability. If you don't, all you've got is a handful of shit.

was a little girl when Joseph McCarthy launched his big campaign against Communism. He managed to scare people into thinking there were Communists everywhere: in the Congress, in their backyards, waiting in the bushes to overthrow the government." "Were there?" "Oh, maybe a few. But most of them were too busy smoking marijuana to overthrow anything.

Don't play politics, Hill. Super heroes need to stay above that stuff. We can't have Washington telling us who the super villains are.

In a country as profoundly anti-intellectual as ours it is predictable that our leaders will do whatever they can in order not to appear smart in public.

This effort to appear dumb—or to put a positive spin on it, to "be a man of the people"—takes a lot of work that in a better world would be unnecessary. You have to really want to be a politician to undertake it.

While great hair and teeth are a good start to a political career, an ability to pretend at least half convincingly that you have an affinity to all key ethnic groups in your state is a definite plus.