Quotes about political
political enemy friendly
Till the enemy's weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms. Chanakya
political enemy weak-points
Enemies strike at weak points.
political levels letters
You go out and obtain from your political allies and friends in the academic world to sign a letter saying that the offenses as alleged in the articles of impeachment do not rise to the level of an impeachable offense.
political way plugs
Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it, unless we plug every hole. Charles Schumer
political noble ears
A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
political firsts mistrust
Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.
political reform negative
The idealist's program of political or economic reform may be impracticable, absurd, demonstrably ridiculous; but it can never be successfully opposed merely by pointing out that this is the case. A negative opposition cannot be wholly effectual: there must be a competing idealism; something must be offered that is not only less objectionable but more desirable. Charles Horton Cooley
political movement littles
Without a movement pressing for change, there's little hope. We've got to work the political system to make this happen fast. The physics and chemistry are daunting. The resources on the other side are very large. Bill McKibben
political causes public-service
I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes. Bob Kerrey
political world realizing
What are all political and social institutions, but always a religion, which in realizing itself, becomes incarnate in the world? Edgar Quinet
political able needs
The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns. Ben Bernanke
political awareness process
I can't be a spokesman for anything other than my own concerns. I have to be free to wrestle with my own preoccupations, and if I'm bringing any political awareness to that process, that mitigates my freedom. Ayad Akhtar
political speech movement
The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech. bell hooks
political should explanation
You should avoid making yourself too clear even in your explanations. Baltasar Gracian
political suffering prison
What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer. Aung San Suu Kyi
political judiciary interference
The judiciary must be strengthened and released from political interference.
political violence moral
I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.
political quiet speaking-out
To stay quiet is as political an act as speaking out. Arundhati Roy
political way saying-nothing
The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There's no innocence. Either way, you're accountable.
political opinion election
Inconsistencies of opinion, arising from changes of circumstances, are often justifiable. Daniel Webster
political way current-events
But I am not political in the current events sense, and I have never wanted anyone to read my poetry that way. Diane Wakoski
political persons
I am not political as a person.
political soldier world
If there is a series of attacks like that or, God forbid, if ISIS is really sending soldiers across Europe and maybe across the world for a barrage of these things, then the political climate is revolutionized here. And maybe the [Donald] Trump speech will look like a precursor to a climate that we're all about to walk into. David Brooks
political trade
Politics, as a trade, finds most and leaves nearly all dishonest. Abraham Lincoln
political civil-war trying
If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business.
political together half
Our political problem now is "Can we, as a nation, continue together permanentlyforever--half slave, and half free?" The problem is too mighty for me. May God, in his mercy, superintend the solution.
political world needs
We need a new political science for a new world. Alexis de Tocqueville
political slavery socialism
Socialism is a new form of slavery.
political democracy aristocracy
The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.
political use politics
In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own.
political want problem
Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem. Alexei Navalny
political parent constant
It always seemed to be a constant that my parents were political. Alexei Sayle
political peers jury
I have many things to say. My every right, constitutional, civil, political and judicial has been tramped upon. I have not only had no jury of my peers, but I have had no jury at all. Susan B. Anthony