Quotes About Power

Quite obviously power will continue to play a central role in global politics as it always does. But usually there is something else.

Politics is too often regarded as a poor relation, inherently dependent and subsidiary; it is rarely praised as something with a life and character of its own.

There is no great danger to politics in the desire for certainty at any price.

Politics has rough manners, but it is a very useful thing.

Politics are always a struggle for power, disguised and modified by prudence, reason and moral pretext.

Government has come to be a trade, and is managed solely on commercial principles. A man plunges into politics to make his fortune, and only cares that the world shall last his days.

Be a politician; no training necessary.

REPRESENTATIVE, n. In national politics, a member of the Lower House in this world, and without discernible hope of promotion in the next.

In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power.

Hell is full of high court judges.

Politics is about ethics and morality, openly or not openly.

ARENA, n. In politics, an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman wrestles with his record.

Three months is a lifetime in politics.

Ridicule is about the most powerful weapon possible.

Literature has to serve as a moral control of politics.

Only two things ever stop the government from doing anything: money and politics

War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors d'oeuvres.

Look at politics; they're always in competition over an election, who wants to win. It's just who we are, it's what we do.

You know, it's just politics, it's a game grown-ups like to play, like we lil' children play with toys.

The Lord's our shepherd, says the psalm. But just in case, we better get a bomb.

Here is one of the first rules of politics: it's not enough that I do well; I must also destroy my enemy.

In politics there are no principles, just opportunities

Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now.

It takes a certain kind of man to be in politics--a small one.