Quotes About Politics

San Josemaría criticaba la visión clerical que no distingue ámbitos —el orden natural y el sobrenatural, la Iglesia y el Estado, la religión y la política, etc.—, y sostenía que para la inmensa mayoría de los asuntos humanos no había una "solución católica", sino que cada cristiano elige la opción más conveniente según el dictado de su conciencia bien formada.

Le dijo a Nariño que Colombia era un campo militar[6] y no una sociedad funcional. Mientras peleaba en solitario contra los abusos del gobierno, había visto cuan sobornables y corruptos podían ser los políticos y cuan incapaz había sido de controlarlos.

Science is not separate from politics. As much as I would like it to be a pure thing, existing only in some intellectual realm unsullied by human struggle, it will always be entangled with the world we live in.

Democracy without women in power is not democracy at all.

Typically, we use the term "playing politics" only to describe our colleagues' behavior—never our own. They are sucking up, scheming, and manipulating, but we are building relationships, developing strategies, and opening communication channels.

The advantage of the internet is that it has taken away the charade of politics. China has heard of democracy and people know about certain concepts they wouldn't have previously.

Crowned heads, wealth and privilege may well tremble should ever again the Black and Red unite!"-after the split between Anarchists and Marxists in 1872

Already, there is evidence that crimes are being committed with regard to campaign finance, and the FEC is unable to do anything.

PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into politics and finance, and the place is now used as a lecture hall by the Audible Reformer.

We are not going to finance elections when we need to fight to win back occupied territory.

I think the presidency is a bad way to measure the effective campaign finance, because in the presidency, there is so much publicity, there's so much money floating around.

High finance trembles in its boots whenever there is some political complication.

Let's face it, the subject of campaign finance is not always scintillating. But it's incredibly important.

There can be no clearer indication of how undemocratic the way we finance campaigns is than the fact that only one-quarter of 1% donate $200 or more, and only one-tenth of 1% gives $1,000 or more.

Most politicians are corrupt as they do not represent the masses that voted for them, but rather they choose to return numerous favors to the corporations that funded their election campaigns.

The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.

On GOP Tax Cuts: They'll take food out of the mouths of children to give tax cuts to the wealthiest.

Food is a tool. It is a weapon in the U.S. negotiating kit

But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.

The junk food of political journalism...all reshuffle stories are crap.

Even today with the public's growing interest in food and diet issues, politicians rarely include food as part of their political platforms.

Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.

I think: the powers like to talk about "freedom" in order to wash the population's brains.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.