Quotes About Belief

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

In politics, as in every other sphere of life, there are two important principles for a man of any sense: don't cherish too many illusions, and never stop believing that every little bit helps.

Republicans believe the best way to assure prosperity is to generate more jobs. The Democrats believe in more welfare.

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.

Faith reminds us that change is always possible.

Hope springs eternal, even in politics.

By oft repeating an untruth, men come to believe it themselves.

...Politics is not about facts. It is about what politicians can get people to believe.

Politics is chiefly a function of culture, at the heart of culture is morality, and at the heart of morality is religion.

I still call myself a communist, because communism is no more what Russia made of it than Christianity is what the churches make of it.

My walk had purpose, my steps were quick and light, and I held firmly to what I felt was right.

Continuing to believe the same thing, even in the face of new evidence to the contrary, is the definition of insanity - except in politics where it's called leadership.

We are soldiers of the cross, we've been found to reach the lost.

The question is not if the candidate's heart is favorable to Christianity, but if he has Christ as his starting point even for politics, and will speak out His name!

It is truly a triumph of rhetoric over reality when people can believe that going into politics is 'public service,' but that producing food, shelter, transportation, or medical care is not.

Keynesians are to economics what witch doctors are to medicine.

A liberal knows that the only certainty in this life is change but believes that the change can be directed toward a constructive end.

What counted was not the facts but the fears.

It's characteristic of democracy that majority rule is understood as being effective not only in politics but also in thinking. In thinking, of course, the majority is always wrong.

I just don't believe in the basic concept that someone should make their whole career in public service.

The most dangerous diminutions of freedom come from those who are convinced of their moral rectitude.

Personally, I believe there's a limitation to how much politics can change the world--but there's no limitation to how much individuals can change the world.