Quotes About Politics

Donald Trump has tapped into a deep vein of racism, nativism, and misogyny.

The Legislature, which was elected under the Constitution framed and supported by colored men, declared that a man having more than an eighth of African blood in his veins was ineligible to office or a seat in the Legislature of the State of Georgia.

I don't have any personal agenda or vendetta against any individual, even Narendra Modi.

There is no end to vendetta politics.

Let me say at the outset, there would be no space for vendetta politics in Punjab.

I didn't realise how much of a personal vendetta Dominic Cummings had against the establishment.

As far Bikram Singh Majithia is concerned, let me reiterate what I have maintained all through, even during my election rallies. That my government will not indulge in any vendetta politics, but at the same time, anyone found guilty of any crime or misdemeanor will not be spared.

I really like raw connections, and so I've always had a harder time in politics because I feel there's a lot of veneer around everything.

Venezuela is a free country, and we will not be blackmailed by anyone. We will not accept being told what to do over Iran; we will not accept being anyone's colony.

How can it possibly be that so many Americans are rallying to support Ocasio-Cortez, when all they need to do is look at Venezuela to see where she is leading them?

I don't think I win most interviews. For instance, with Fidel Castro, I only spoke with him one minute and three seconds. But I think he won because I couldn't get anything from him. With the former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, it happened exactly the same thing.

When I talk about democratic socialist, I'm not looking at Venezuela. I'm not looking at Cuba. I'm looking at countries like Denmark and Sweden.

Venezuelan interests are to be defended by Venezuela. The U.S. should defend the interests of the U.S. Where are the U.S. people, where are the intellectuals, who could put limits on their government?

One of my biggest inspirations is President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Yea, President Hugo.

The exercise of politics is criminalized in Venezuela.

I personally don't believe that Russia and China are on Maduro's side - they are simply protecting their investments here in Venezuela.

Being born in Cuba, a country where freedom of speech is non-existent, it's startling to observe how Venezuela, where I was happily raised, is fast becoming Cuba's mirror image: Dismantling of fundamental democratic rights deserved by its people and citizens of the world.

That's one of the things that I'm going to talk about, is the need for the Human Rights Council to actually deal with human rights. We've got countries on the Human Rights Council right now like Venezuela and Cuba.

We disagree with the way things are going in Venezuela that has brought thousands of refugees to Roraima.

Doing politics in Venezuela is a risk, and you can pay with your life.

The aggression against Venezuela harms all of America.

Gerald Ford brought to the political arena no demons, no hidden agenda, no hit list or acts of vengeance. He knew who he was, and he didn't require consultants or gurus to change him.

Politicians are nauseating by definition... They can produce nothing, neither a loaf of bread nor a table nor a picture; and this inability to create value, this total inferiority, makes them jealous, vengeful, insolent and a menace to life and limb.

To be President of the United States, sir, is to act as advocate for a blind, venomous, and ungrateful client.