Politics Quotes

Small: It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern th
"It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen"
George MacDonald, Novelist
Small: Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did
"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did"
Newt Gingrich, Politician
Small: A war for a great principle ennobles a nation
"A war for a great principle ennobles a nation"
Albert Pike, Lawyer
Small: Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vo
John Quincy Adams
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost"
John Quincy Adams, President
Small: If voting changed anything, theyd make it illegal
"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal"
Emma Goldman, Activist
Small: Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control mens minds
Thurgood Marshall
"Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds"
Thurgood Marshall, Judge
Small: So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, well be called a democracy
"So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy"
Roger Nash Baldwin, Activist
Small: If we dont believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we dont believe in it at all
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all"
Noam Chomsky, Activist
Small: If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable
Louis D. Brandeis
"If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable"
Louis D. Brandeis, Judge
Small: Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civil
"Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together"
Daniel Webster, Statesman
Small: After much prayerful consideration, I feel that I must say I have climbed my last political mountain
"After much prayerful consideration, I feel that I must say I have climbed my last political mountain"
George C. Wallace, Politician
Small: Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fea
"Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear"
William E. Gladstone, Leader
Small: It is a measure of the framers fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendmen
Sandra Day O'Connor
"It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself"
Sandra Day O'Connor, Judge
Small: It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchild
Sandra Day O'Connor
"It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren"
Sandra Day O'Connor, Judge
Small: If you dont like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you dont like the Gov
"If you don't like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the Governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me, 90 cents"
Edward Koch, Politician
Small: I always voted at my partys call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all
"I always voted at my party's call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all"
William Gilbert, Composer
Small: All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking
"All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway"
Harry S. Truman, President
Small: The secret of getting things done is to act!
"The secret of getting things done is to act!"
Dante Alighieri, Poet
Small: A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader
"A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader"
Harry S. Truman, President
Small: The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis
"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis"
Dante Alighieri, Poet
Small: It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say
"It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say"
Abba Eban, Diplomat
Small: The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, some
"The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves"
Deng Xiaoping, Leader
Small: Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worth
"Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless"
Milton Friedman, Economist
Small: Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned
"Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned"
Milton Friedman, Economist
Small: Television is democracy at its ugliest
Paddy Chayefsky
"Television is democracy at its ugliest"
Paddy Chayefsky, Playwright
Small: Americas present need is not heroics but healing not nostrums but normalcy not revolution but restoration
Warren G. Harding
"America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration"
Warren G. Harding, President
Small: It has been well said that a hungry man is more interested in four sandwiches than four freedoms
"It has been well said that a hungry man is more interested in four sandwiches than four freedoms"
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Politician
Small: Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?
"Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?"
Robert Orben, Entertainer
Small: If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy wont
"If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't"
Hyman Rickover, Soldier
Small: The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disas
"The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined"
Neal Barnard, Author
Small: The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy
"The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy"
Theodore White, Journalist
Small: If the United Nations is a country unto itself, then the commodity it exports most is words
Esther B. Fein
"If the United Nations is a country unto itself, then the commodity it exports most is words"
Esther B. Fein, Reporter
Small: We have, I fear, confused power with greatness
"We have, I fear, confused power with greatness"
Stewart Udall, Politician
Small: A liberal is a man who is willing to spend somebody elses money
"A liberal is a man who is willing to spend somebody else's money"
Carter Glass, Politician
Small: A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a brigh
"A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future"
Leonard Bernstein, Composer
Small: Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ev
"Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so"
Gore Vidal, Novelist
Small: Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois
"Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois"
Dick Durbin, Politician
Small: A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot
"A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot"
William Randolph, Politician
Small: We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy
"We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy"
Martin L. Gross
Small: A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip
"A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip"
Caskie Stinnett