Quotes About Politics

They can vote for every possible war that comes along and still be "pro-life," while a levy that applies only to the vast fortunes left by the richest 1 percent of Americans when a spousal exemption is claimed is the "death tax.

disconnect between people's distaste for government and their attraction to its manifestations.

We must always remember that, as Americans, we all have a common enemy -- an enemy that is dangerous, powerful and relentless. I refer, of course, to the federal government.

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.

The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.

Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.

It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president... except me.

If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.

I wouldn't trust Nixon from here to that phone.

Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.

None of us here in Washington knows all or even half of the answers If you love your country, don't depend on handouts from Washington for your information. If you cherish your freedom, don't leave it all up to big government.

Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!

I am frankly sick and tired of the political preachers telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?

A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away

I have little interest in streamlining the government or in making it more efficient, for I intend to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.

Error can point the way to truth, while empty-headedness can only lead to more empty-headedness or to a career in politics.

as the public grows more and more cynical, the politician feels less and less compelled to take his promises seriously.

Is it morally permissible to take the money of a Republican union member, for example, and spend it on behalf of a Democrat?

A diplomatic conference, in Communist language, is a "propaganda forum from which to speak to the masses over the heads of their leaders.

The "religious freedom" promoted by Bill O'Reilly, Sarah Palin, the Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Religious Right of Ken Ham and Tony Perkins is a fraud and a scam; it is antithetical to true freedom of conscience and belief.

Government is supposed to be neutral on religion. It has no business telling people how, when, or where to pray—or even if they ought to pray. Government does lots of things well, but meddling in our private religious lives is not among them.

During his consultations at the Kremlin, [Soviet ambassador Anatoly] Dobrynin had faced shock and incomprehension about Nixon's removal. 'They thought, how can the most powerful person in the United States, the most important person in the world, be legally forced to step down for stealing some documents?' he recalled.