Quotes About Politics

Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world, the mottos of which are: 'To take is more blessed than to give'; 'buy cheap and sell dear'; 'one soiled hand washes the other.

Politics ought to be adjusted not to human reasonings but to human nature, of which reason is but a part and by no means the greatest part.

There are two kinds of politics in the world: the politics of love and the politics of fear.

Nothing is more dangerous that the politician who uses politics as a surrogate for an unsatisfactory personal life.

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

Now the sole remedy for the abuse of political power is to limit it; but when politics corrupt business, modern reformers invariably demand the enlargement of the political power.

There's no such thing as a genius in politics, or at least I have never met one. There are only human beings, some better than others, who rise or fall on the challenges they meet.

Globalization has rendered the world increasingly interdependent, but international politics is still based on the sovereignty of states.

The big problem is to find suitable hats. I don't care for them all that much, but you have to wear them in politics.

The future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in government than in politics.

Our politics suffers from a shortage of people who put character and country before career and personal gain.

I've always been most interested in the politics of everyday life: your relation to whatever you're doing, or what your ambitions are, where you live, where you find yourself in the social hierarchy.

...one is reminded that [John Kerry, D-MA] really just a better-looking Ted Kennedy, a richer Michael Dukakis.

The so-called Real World. Human misery and sadness. Blind politics and general cruelty.

The test of political institutions is the condition of the country whose future they regulate.

Politics is not about justice, but about solutions.

We've had the trivialization of our politics going on ever since we had electronic media.

The fact is that a liberal Democrat doesn't want to talk about ideology because they don't want to explain publicly what they're really doing.

I want to stay away from politics, or else I'll probably end up putting my size fifteen foot into my mouth

The time has come to knock off this religion business in American politics. There's no end to the mischief that can occur. It is like putting nitroglycerine in a Waring blender.

The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics.

I am, as many people are, inspired by Jack Layton's legacy and the way that he approached politics.

You either get free stuff or you get freedom. You cannot have both and you need to make a choice.

I'm not going to play politics on the floor of the House of Commons.