Political Quotes

First they gerrymander us into one-party fiefs. Then they tell us they only care about the swing districts. Then they complain about voter apathy.

The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media.

Using official government resources to help bankroll an explicit political agenda - whether on the right or left - is flat out wrong.

The great twin political problems of the age are the brutality of the right, and the dishonesty of the left.

Anarchism is a game at which the police can beat you.

Whether you think Jesus was God or not, you must admit he was a first-rate political economist.

Our political experiment of democracy, the last refuge of cheap misgovernment.

I joined the Young Liberals when I was 16 and it was a good way for me to understand how the Liberal Party worked and to learn basic political skills and techniques.

The political bug first bit me was Malcolm Fraser's resignation from the Gorton Government.

There are things we can do to give us a little more attention.... I've got to look more frantic.

I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in.

People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war.

I am a political person, though not with a big P.

No other chancellor in the long history of the office has felt the need to pass a law in order to convince people he has the political will to implement his own Budget.

Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better.

If Hillary Clinton becomes president, how is she going to be able to get the country behind her when she seems like a political figure from another era?

What goes on in a person's head, what impels them to a political choice, it's a pretty complicated question.

Greece has great strengths, but much of this potential has been wasted. That's because of a wider political system, but also because of a lack of an institutional framework.

If you want to explore a political idea in the highest possible way, you embody it in the personal, because that's something that no one can deny.

The shock of the new after the biggest upset in American political history, this unforgettable, once unimaginable image Donald Trump side by side with President Obama in the Oval Office.

I thought how proud I am to be standing up beside my dad. Never did it occur to me that he would become the gist for cartoonists.

I understand religion is a walk, it's a journey. And I fully recognize that I'm a sinner, just like you.

These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion.

Our priorities is our faith.

We will allow private and religious groups to compete to provide services in every federal, state and local social program.

There's been shock waves sent throughout all parts of the nation's economic fabric.

You know, if you find a person that you've never seen before getting in a crop-duster that doesn't belong to you, report it.

About 14 percent of our nation's civilian workforce is foreign-born.

The days of discriminating against religious institutions simply because they are religious must come to an end.

We do not prescribe any prayer; we welcome all prayer.

It has sustained me in moments of success and in moments of disappointment. Without it, I'd be a different person. And without it, I doubt I'd be here today.

Our plan will not favor religious institutions over nonreligious institutions. As president, I'm interested in what is constitutional and I'm interested in what works.

I don't see how we can allow public dollars to fund programs where spite and hate is the core of the message.

Over my tenure as governor, I have come not only to respect the political muscle of the Federation; I've come to respect the brains. All of us depend on your efforts and energies.

It is important that social, political, and religious freedoms grow in China. A society which recognizes religious freedom is a society which will recognize political freedom as well.

A lot of times in the rhetoric, people forget the facts. And the facts are that thousands of small businesses-Hispanically owned or otherwise-pay taxes at the highest marginal rate.

I think there is some methodology in my travels.

Those of us who spent time in the agricultural sector and in the heartland, we understand how unfair the death penalty is.

My pan plays down an unprecedented amount of our national debt.

Home is important. Its important to have a home.

I do not agree with this notion that somehow if I go to try to attract votes and to lead people toward a better tomorrow somehow I get subscribed to some-some doctrine gets subscribed to me.

If the East Timorians decide to revolt, Im sure Ill have a statement.

You know, I guess I'm like any other political figure: Everybody wants to be loved.

I expect you to work hard on our agenda.

Please don't kill me!

The suicide bombings have increased. There's too many of them.

Anyway, I'm so thankful, and so gracious - I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well.

If a person doesn't have the capacity that we all want that person to have, I suspect hope is in the far distant future, if at all.

Presidents, whether things are good or bad, get the blame. I understand that.

Whatever it took to help Taiwan defend theirself.