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Quotes About Politics

Historical determinism is a recipe for political quietism.
~ Terry Eagleton
You can tell that the capitalist system is in trouble when people start talking about capitalism.
~ Terry Eagleton
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam now wants to be "civil" about killing newborns. He ended his response to questions about approving third-trimester abortions by saying, "So again, as I said in my comments about this earlier, we can agree to disagree, but let's be civil about it." Dr.
~ Terry James
On January 21, 2019, media darling and socialist, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, said, "The world is gonna end in twelve years if we don't address climate change." To understand this, it's necessary to remember that the UN has a goal to establish a world government by 2030. In essence,
~ Terry James
French President Macron called nationalism (putting America first) treason. He defended the United Nations and the European Union, saying patriotism means putting world government first.
~ Terry James
Israel rightly pointed out that Yasser Arafat was an unrepentant terrorist and
~ Terry James
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam now wants to be "civil" about killing newborns. He ended his response to questions about approving third-trimester abortions by saying, "So again, as I said in my comments about this earlier, we can agree to disagree, but let's be civil about it.
~ Terry James
What really alarms me about President Bush's "War on Terrorism" is the grammar. How do you wage war on an abstract noun? How is "Terrorism" going to surrender? It's well known, in philological circles, that it's very hard for abstract nouns to surrender.
~ Terry Jones
People like to do politics with me, and they like to do business.
~ Terry McAuliffe
Anyone in politics would like to have great economic numbers.
~ Terry McAuliffe
Do you think it's possible for an entire nation to be insane?
~ Terry Pratchett
I can give you 1040 good reasons why I hate the government.
~ The Quote Garden
If fear and destructiveness are the major emotional sources of fascism, eros belongs mainly to democracy.
~ Theodor Adorno
Even the aesthetic activities of political opposites are one in their enthusiastic obedience to the rhythm of the iron system.
~ Theodor Adorno
Ich fürchte nicht die Rückkehr der Faschisten in der Maske der Faschisten, sondern die Rückkehr der Faschisten in der Maske der Demokraten.
~ Theodor W. Adorno
The late Franz Borkenau once said, after he had broken with the Communist Party, that he could no longer put up with the practice of discussing municipal regulations in the categories of Hegelian logic, and Hegelian logic in the spirit of meetings of the town council.
~ Theodor W. Adorno
In my mind the city of Ariel is a thorn in Israel's side and a serious obstacle to peace.
~ Theodore Bikel
É da natureza dos regimes plebiscitários que sejam realizados plebiscitos até a população acertar a resposta que o líder ou a elite bem-pensante tem por correta; nesse caso, nenhum plebiscito ulterior se faz necessário – ao menos acerca do mesmo tema.
~ Theodore Dalrymple
It has often been said that anti-Semitism is the socialism of fools; it would be more accurate to say that socialism is the anti-Semitism of intellectuals...
~ Theodore Dalrymple
The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.
~ Theodore H. White
A genuine primary is a fight within the family of the party - and, like any family fight, is apt to be more bitter and leave more enduring wounds than battle with the November enemy.
~ Theodore H. White
In politics, the things that do not happen are frequently as significant as those that do.
~ Theodore H. White
I have decided that I will test my ability … in the fires of the primaries and not just in the smoke-filled rooms of Miami Beach.
~ Theodore H. White
In the politics of consent, no victory is ever permanent unless the victor makes it firm on a base of persuasion.
~ Theodore H. White