- Attention
- |
- 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
- Environmental
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them it's not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. It's really just common sense.
- Tough
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
You want to toe the line with tough investigations without falling into political grandstanding inherent in Washington on both sides of the aisle.
- Bets
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The American people have a right to know on the rare occasions in which their money is used to invest in private operations, if you will, take bets on capitalism, that is very well vetted, very well thought out and without political interference.
- Poetry
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Poetry is a lousy form of activism; it doesn't really change much. And maybe we can point to one or two historical times when a poem has started a revolution or a rebellion or an uprising, but it doesn't happen that often, and if you put the number of poems next to the number of political acts, it would be pretty slim.
- Every Day
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I wouldn't say I'm a political junkie. I follow it. I read a few articles every day.
- People
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I think most of America is seeing the strings behind the campaign, and sees the crass political maneuvers that people are making. I mean, they're extremely apparent to me.
- Conflict
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Welfare became a term of opprobrium - a contentious, often vindictive area of political conflict in which liberals and conservatives clashed and children were lost sight of.
- Domains
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
There are domains in which expertise is not possible. Stock picking is a good example. And in long-term political strategic forecasting, it's been shown that experts are just not better than a dice-throwing monkey.
- Enough
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Political reporters no longer get to decide what's news. The days when a minister gave briefings to a dozen lobby correspondents, and thereby dictated the next day's headlines, are over. Now, a thousand bloggers decide for themselves what is interesting. If enough of them are tickled then, bingo, you're news.
- Freedom
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Every human on the planet is descended from both slaves and slave owners. What makes Britain unusual is not that we engaged in the disgusting trade, but that we eliminated it. Our political institutions led us, earlier than many, to the conclusion that freedom was the highest virtue.
- Must
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Make no mistake: The organization of the working class must be both economic and political. The capitalist is organized upon both lines. You must attack him on both.
- Historical
- |
- Nov 07, 2020