Quotes About Politics

I always say that the largest party in every country - the largest opposition group in every country - is the youth party.

As far as the opposition to Jayalalitha was concerned, it was that she was misusing authority for personal corruption, denying people their liberties, attacking the opposition with violence, and there was nobody who could challenge her.

If you're an opposition party, you are actively using the power you have to oppose the ideas of the other party.

The government takes the opposition day debates incredibly seriously.

A united, functional opposition really could stop Brexit.

We want to show Singaporeans that if you vote in an opposition party, it doesn't mean your town is going to descend into chaos.

We are affectionate BJP and not fascist as termed by the opposition.

Not every opposition party believes the same thing.

If there is not competent Opposition, the government that comes to power won't have anyone to hold them accountable.

The opposition believes that we should allow people to vote without even showing a shred of identification. Canadians disagree.

There is no one quite like Trump for forensically demolishing the opposition.

I've never been an MP in government unfortunately and only know what it's like to be in opposition.

I think the opposition parties, particularly the NDP, probably should have more voice. I can't even remember the last time the NDP had a free vote.

For us, the government of Venezuelan Nicolas Maduro is not a government that allows democratic plurality. It does not allow for there to be a real opposition, and that is not democratic.

The real legacy of Atal Bihari Vajpayee lies in the politics of opposition. The politics of opposition is the politics of dissent. From 1957 to 1996, he dedicated his life to exactly that.

Amazon's outsized power is looking less and less like smart business and more and more like oppressive politics - one company bullying us all.

I look for the humanity in people, however big the politics or oppressive the situation may be, whether it's subsumed within a human being or between two human beings. I want to help us hold a mirror to ourselves.

Oprah's got good politics, she's got a good heart, and she'll have us all up Jazzercising at six in the morning. This cannot be a bad thing, and reading a book while we're Jazzercising. So America would be better off if Oprah were president.

I am not immune to Oprah's charms, but President Winfrey is a terrible idea.

I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country.

It's not such a bad thing to bring some naive optimism to Washington.

Anyone born and bred in Northern Ireland can't be too optimistic.

Believe me, the intellectual revolution is going on, and that has to come first before you see the political changes. That's where I'm very optimistic.

I was like everyone else when Obama was elected - optimistic.