- Person
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- 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
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.
- Nov 07, 2020
Is it really true that political self-interest is nobler somehow than economic self-interest?
- Question
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- Nov 07, 2020
What is true of Mr. Mill's influence on the women's-suffrage question is true also of the other political movements in which he took an active interest.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is little doubt that the majority of Mr. Mill's supporters in 1865 did not know what his political opinions were, and that they voted for him simply on his reputation as a great thinker.
- Mean
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- Nov 07, 2020
The assertion of failure coming from such persons does not mean that Mr. Mill failed to promote the practical success of those objects the advocacy of which forms the chief feature of his political writings.
- Political Views
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- Nov 07, 2020
Large companies cannot finance political parties as their shareholders and employees have different political views.
- No Sense
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, killing me makes no sense because Georgia already has a Western-educated political class.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
Political leaders still think things can be done through force, but that cannot solve terrorism. Backwardness is the breeding ground of terror, and that is what we have to fight.
- Current Events
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have spent time discussing the American political system and current events in Taiwan with the junior diplomats, and they have repeatedly expressed their country's desire to avoid confrontation with China.
- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
Passionately defending one's principles is crucial. Representing your district is fundamental. But refusing to entertain the common ground - with no other cost but giving the other guy a political 'win' - is a disservice.
- Duty
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- Nov 07, 2020