Quotes About Politics

the Left has repeatedly mistaken statecraft for politics by its persistent failure to understand that the two are not only radically different but exist in radical tension—in fact, opposition—to each other.

A political convention is just not a place where you come away with any trace of faith in human nature.

Mary wasn't brilliant.She was a good woman who let her emotions guide her politics. She just couldn't help being for anybody who was agin something.

It is evident that the State needs the intellectuals; it is not so evident why intellectuals need the State.

Of all the numerous forms that governments have taken over the centuries, of all the concepts and institutions that have been tried, none has succeeded in keeping the State in check.

Therefore, the chief task of the rulers is always to secure the active or resigned acceptance of the majority of the citizens.8, 9 Of course, one method of securing support is through the creation of vested economic interests.

Si los humanos son tan malos, ¿cómo podemos esperar que un gobierno coercitivo, compuesto por humanos, mejore la situación?46 Rothbard responde a estos argumentos y a muchos más.47

It is curious that people tend to regard government as a quasi-divine, selfless, Santa Claus organization. Government was constructed neither for ability nor for the exercise of loving care; government was built for the use of force and for necessarily demagogic appeals for votes. If individuals do not know their own interests in many cases, they are free to turn to private experts for guidance. It is absurd to say that they will be served better by a coercive, demagogic apparatus.

Scratch an egalitarian, and you will inevitably find a statist.

Scratch a "libertarian" these days, and you will find...a leftist.

1. Television and the Internet is a useless political chicken coop, where you listen to opinions, but in the end it does not solve any problems. Opinions do not provide healing. 2. Reincarnations of plagiarism, get obituaries of recognition. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

A politician can be your son, uncle or even your cousin; they are just simple people like you.

Africa is not a dirty continent, it is just filled with disorganized government figures.

Any political party that does not respect or consider the importance of nature in general cannot be tolerated within society.

Exploitation is considered as a major sin when it comes to socialism.

For the Athenians, democracy started at home and they did not try to impose it on others as we do in our generation.

Freedom is sweeter than peace. Meaning, every country that has a prime minister without a president as the head of the state; has got peace but not freedom. Their sovereignty is nothing but an illusion.

Having a democratic party doesn't mean that the head of that party is a true democrat at heart.

History can still be seen in every culture, economics, politics, ideologies and in our philosophies.

How can sport not be politicized when players are allowed to be sold and bought like commodities?!

Liberals have no idea what they are fighting for, none of them are true patriots of their country.

Like employment, housing is also politicised too.

My African leaders have a dilemma of clinging too much on power for their own personal gains.

My mind and heart are on the political side of the coin.