Quotes About Politics

You don't mind that the war will go on and on?" "Palpatine could have prevented it. Now it's up to people like you to end it." Tarkin nodded. "And so we shall.

There it was again, Plagueis thought: the deceptive cadence; the use of flattery, charm, and self-effacement as if rapier feints in a duel. The need to be seen as guileless, unassuming, empathetic. A youth with no desire to enter politics, and yet born for it.

Teem showed him a bitter smile. "Perhaps you had no direct hand in Kim's death, but I suspect that you were complicit." He paused, then added, "That little speech you gave in the Senate … I understand that it succeeded in attracting the attention of the Supreme Chancellor. Clearly you have all the makings of a career politician. Unfortunately, we plan to cut your career short.

What now?" Plagueis asked the moment Palpatine broke the connection. Sidious shook his head in disbelief. "Valorum somehow managed to persuade the Council to send two Jedi to Naboo.

Visions are projections of one's fundamental beliefs and assumptions about human nature, technology, economics, science, politics, art, ethics, and the like. A vision of the future is much like a literary or musical theme. It's the paramount, persistent, and pervasive message that you want to convey, the frequently recurring melody that you want people to remember; and whenever repeated, it reminds the audience of the entire work.

Davis and Stephens hewed to the same line: Southern states seceded not to protect slavery but to vindicate state sovereignty.

Politics seemed to have fallen to a new wartime low of spite and pettiness.

The American constitutional system had been devised to prevent easy capture of the government by popular majorities.

James MacGregor Burns

Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.

The Star-Spangled Banner,'" she scoffed. "I never did like that old lying, lollygagging, hypocritical, warring-ass drinking song. With the bombs bursting in air and so forth.

If you're ever feeling a lack of middle-aged white men, just pop into the Capitol. Not so much the House of Representatives, which has a bit more color and texture, but the Senate -- jeez. Yes, let's have more testosterone running the country. Maximum Ride, School's Out--Forever

I just wish I could walk into my Senator's office and say, "Senator Dude, Um, we have a problem with these sicko scientists…" But then again, I don't think we have a Senator, do we? Is there a state where mutant freaks are represented? If so, let me know.

If you're ever feeling a lack of middle-aged white men, just pop into the Capitol. Not so much the House of Representatives, which has a bit more color and texture, but the Senate—jeez. Yes, let's have more testosterone running the country. In

Wasn't this great?" Nudge asked excitedly. "I can't believe we're in the White House! I want to be president someday." "I'll be vice president," the Gasman offered. "You guys would be great," I said politely. Yes, they could run on the Mutant Party ticket, with a freak-of-nature platform. No prob. I'm sure America is ready for that.

A COINCIDENCE in a police investigation is like an honest man in politics.

suspected he was a bleeding-heart lib, and he probably thought I was a right-wing warmonger. But since we never knew for sure how the other felt, we generally got along. I

The natural gifts of this place, aided by law, politics, and science, could create a stronger, more elite population.

Best way to stir the crazy pot? Wrap your dogma in an American flag and wait to see who bites

DT] "Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary. He wants four more years of Obama—but nobody else does!"—Twitter, June 9, 2016

It is said that politics is the second-oldest profession in the world but that it bears a close resemblance to the oldest," said

The United States Senate: the most exclusive club in the world, with more than 250 years of history unimpeded by progress.

He even finds a photo of Vasily riding horses with President Vladimir Putin. Neither one has their shirt on.

We start talking about current events. I ask him, "What's the story about weapons of mass destruction?" "I wanted them." "Did you get them?" "No." "So why did you kind of lead everybody on that you had weapons of mass destruction?