Famous quotes by Politicians

"A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the middle class in a hole, and John McCain has a plan to keep digging that hole with George Bush's shovel"

Rahm Emanuel, Politician

"In the last fifty years science has advanced more than in the 2,000 previous years and given mankind greater powers over the forces of nature than the ancients ascribed to their gods"

John Boyd Orr, Politician

"In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants"

John Boyd Orr, Politician

"After the First World War, the economic problem was no longer one of production. It was the problem of finding markets to get the output of industry and agriculture dispersed and consumed"

John Boyd Orr, Politician

"But the best thing Washington can do for education is realize that our role is limited. Washington must keep its promises, but let those who know our children's names- parents, teachers and school board members- make education decisions"

Mark Kennedy, Politician

"Every age, after all, must have its own aisling and dream of a better, kinder, happier, shared world"

Michael D. Higgins, Politician

"Science has produced such powerful weapons that in a war between great powers there would be neither victor nor vanquished. Both would be overwhelmed in destruction"

John Boyd Orr, Politician

"I now have two kids of my own in college, so I know how important it is that we keep the dream alive for every family, and I share the concern about rising tuition costs"

Mark Kennedy, Politician

"Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things"

Byron Dorgan, Politician

"For reforms ameliorate the situation of the working class, they lighten the weight of the chains labour is burdened with by capitalism, but they are not sufficient to crush capitalism and to emancipate the workers from their tyranny"

Clara Zetkin, Politician

"Women's propaganda must touch upon all those questions which are of great importance to the general proletarian movement. The main task is, indeed, to awaken the women's class consciousness and to incorporate them into the class struggle"

Clara Zetkin, Politician

"The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away"

Aneurin Bevan, Politician

"In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex"

Harri Holkeri, Politician

"Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask God to bear witness to the promises we make with the implicit expectation that He will hold us accountable for the manner in which we honor them"

James L. Buckley, Politician

"The Peace Corps is an outstanding organization that promotes peace through helping countless individuals who want to help build a better life for the community in which they serve"

Solomon Ortiz, Politician

"I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out"

Charles Rangel, Politician

"Fascism is not in itself a new order of society. It is the future refusing to be born"

Aneurin Bevan, Politician

"This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time"

Aneurin Bevan, Politician

"The laws in this city are clearly racist. All laws are racist. The law of gravity is racist"

Marion Berry, Politician

"Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black"

Shirley Chisholm, Politician

"There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come"

Georgios A. Papandreou, Politician

"That future depends on the values of self-government, our sense of duty, loyalty, self-confidence and regard for the common good. We are a diverse country, and getting more diverse. And these virtues are what keep this great country together"

Jeff Miller, Politician

"Second, the facility at Guantanamo Bay is necessary to national security"

Jeff Miller, Politician

"As a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights, I believe tougher enforcement of our nation's existing gun laws must be done before any more laws are enacted and put on the books"

Jeff Miller, Politician

"Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office? I refer to term limitations, which can serve ends beyond that of saving congressional souls"

James L. Buckley, Politician

"I think it's unconscionable for a Senator from Massachusetts to come down here and tell the people of Florida what's right for them. It's arrogant and irresponsible"

Jeff Miller, Politician

"Democrats have no agenda, no plan for the future, and no sense of leadership"

Jeff Miller, Politician

"Education is the silver bullet to improve this Nation's standing worldwide... and our teachers know that"

Solomon Ortiz, Politician

"Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believe you"

Alfred E. Smith, Politician

"The Iraq War took priority over domestic disaster prevention"

Charles Rangel, Politician

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