Quotes About Politics

I believe war is the inevitable fruit of our economic system.

I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.

There are war-torn countries, people full of poverty, who still voted, 60, 70 percent. If here in the United States of America, we voted at 60 percent, 70 percent, it would transform our politics.

Do you know, my son, with what little understanding the world is ruled?

I tell you I look forward with terror to her [Germany] making war upon us again in ten years.

We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesn't like. It has no resemblance to democracy.

An army abroad is of little use unless there are prudent counsels at home. [Lat., Parvi enim sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi.]

I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times.

All wars are popular for the first 30 days.

I think the rest of the world will think we're made, and indeed we are. We've turned out the greatest Prime Minister in the post war years simply because of short term nerves.

The West has funded the war against itself by buying Arab oil. It is as simple and as tragic as that.

Our enemy sees us clearly. They will not start a war. They're worried about one thing: If democracy develops here, if we succeed, we will win

I don't like war. I particularly don't like the celebration of war, which I think the administration is a little bit guilty of.

There are in most states one or two ministers of war, one of whom is the minister of naval affairs.

When the advice of Moscow ran counter to [Ho Chi Minh's] own ideas - as in the 1930s - he kept his head down and waited until the situation changed in his favor with the beginning of the Pacific War.

Churchill says the Government had to choose between war and shame. They chose shame. They will get war, too.

As one Israeli said, "It's a big mistake for Israel to say it 'won' the war, when there was no war. There were no battles...no military enemy in the field."

Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those who went door to door to my colleagues and thus achieved 60 percent of the Democrats voting no against this war.

The United States never lost a war or won a conference.

Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss.

The assertion that it is the intention of the German Reich to coerce the Austrian State is absurd!

If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it.

It seems to be the thing now that young people are getting back into politics.

There's people coming in who've never done any politics at all, who've never been in a trade union, they've never been in a political party, they've never done anything, but they do feel a kind of urgency.