- Nov 07, 2020
Political Quotes
Political life, criticized and examined from several sides.
This set includes one quote critical of a named judge's judicial philosophy, alongside more general observations about school boards serving as a training ground for political leadership. For satirical takes on politics, see Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Never
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All wars come to an end, at least temporarily. But the authority acquired by the state hangs on; political power never abdicates.
- History
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A political theory seeks to find from history the limits of the politically possible.
- Grouping
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Every non-political human grouping of whatever kind, legal, social, religious, economic or other becomes at last political if it creates an opposition deep enough to range men against one another as enemies.
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In baseball, you can't tell the players without a scorecard, but in political commentary, you need a metaphor.
- My Own
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I became a Communist by studying capitalist political economy, and when I had some understanding of that problem, it actually seemed to me so absurd, so irrational, so inhuman, that I simply began to elaborate on my own formulas for production and distribution.
- Country
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Every country must be absolutely free to adopt the type of economic, political and social system that it considers convenient.
- Feelings
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Religious faith, like political belief, should be based on reasoning, on the development of thought and feelings. The two things are inseparable.
- Crisis
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Following the missile crisis, detente started to gain ground between the United States and the Soviet Union, so the international political climate improved after that.
- More
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We are political animals, as, not without reason, affirmed Aristotle, who perhaps influenced humanity's thinking more than any other ancient philosopher through his almost 200 treatises, according to reports, of which only 31 have been preserved.
- Outside
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No political event can be judged outside of the era and the circumstances in which it took place.
- Exploited
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For revolutionary Cubans, to cooperate with other poor and exploited peoples has always been a political principle and a duty towards humanity.
- Military
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The United States tyrannizes and pillages the globalized world with its political, economic, technological, and military might.
- Government
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Lula's political culture translated into a government project that sought to include the poor in the budget with minimal efforts in terms of structural transformation. The inclusion of the poor would trigger the economy, creating a virtuous cycle of mass consumption market, increased tax collection, more investments, and more benefits.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
The objective of politics is always to build scenarios in which persons' horizons can be expanded evermore. Any political action that is aimed at restricting individuals' horizons is, as I see it, a regressive action in relation to the political values that I embrace.
- New
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In the 1970s, New York City avoided bankruptcy because wise political leaders like Gov. Hugh L. Carey believed both in strong labor unions and robust banks and companies.
- Dangerous
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- Nov 07, 2020