227 quotes found
“[I]f the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes...”
“A leader does not stand still and reject all paths forward.”
“If such things were not so dangerous one would laugh. But one recognizes the technique. Such propaganda always begins with words, but soon it proceeds to deeds. When there are no facts to support l...”
“Judicial activism, by definition, is a term applied to judges who render decisions with which you disagree.”
“This Obamacare thing really scares me. The United States government / politicians are trying to turn the American people into a brand X One size fits all country. The past ten years has been very g...”
“Having two non-functional parties is not a democracy, it's a losing coin flip.”
“Voting is proof that gullibility has been certified as a public virtue.”
“If the fundamental principles in the Declaration of Independence, as self-evident truths, are real truths, the existence of slavery, in any form, is a wrong.”
“The master who fears the choices his people will make enough to take those choices away isn't worth serving.”
“The failure of the White House and Congress to seriously address the nation's fiscal situation is certain to broaden the belief among many voters that the U.S. political system is broken.”
“I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness nor because I have any love of violence. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the politica...”
“I try not to name too many labels - not because it's not cool, but because it starts getting political.”
“Political columnists and sports pundits are rewarded for being overconfident.”
“One of the remarkable things about Donald Trump is that he didn't just beat the Progressive establishment - he also beat the Conservative establishment. Two political tribes that dominated Washingt...”
“You can't allow the forces of political correction to shut you up. I mean, why are people afraid to say, 'Merry Christmas?' Give me a break. If people don't like it, yeah, they can go do something ...”
“Neither India nor Russia perceives a threat from the strength of the other. Each sees a benefit for itself in the increased political and economic strength of the other.”
“I have not the smarts or patience for political office.”
“The rights of one sex, political and otherwise, are the same as those of the other sex, and this equality of rights ought to be fully recognized.”
“For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions. ”
“A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States.”
