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Quote 1604
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.by: Dante AlighieriShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1603
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest businessShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 1602
Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happinessby: AristotleShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1601
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiorsby: PlatonShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 1599
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fearShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1598
In politics nothing is contemptibleShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 1597
If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the lawShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1595
If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serveShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1594
I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless officeby: Thomas JeffersonShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1593
I always voted at my party's call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all.by: William GilbertShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1591
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheersShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1590
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulersby: AristotleShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1589
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservativesby: John Stuart MillShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 1588
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lostShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1223
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue itby: Thomas JeffersonShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 1068
Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.by: Blaise PascalShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 1067
Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.by: Honore de BalzacShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 855
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.by: VoltaireShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 640
Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.by: Frédéric BastiatShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 622
Taxes are the price that we pay for a civilized societyShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 552
Politics are almost as exciting as war and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics - many timesShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 551
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous masterShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 523
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closedby: Anatole FranceShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 518
England and America are two countries separated by the same languageShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 495
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the factsby: Will RogersShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 494
Communism is like prohibition, it's a good idea but it won't work.by: Will RogersShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 490
That government is best which governs leastby: Thomas PaineShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 488
So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill theirs.by: Elbert HubbardShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 486
Peace: In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fightingShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 485
Vote: The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his countryShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 483
War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.Showing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 482
He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political careerby: Mark TwainShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 467
Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debtby: Herbert HooverShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 454
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the userShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 453
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itselfby: Thomas JeffersonShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 407
The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the lawby: AristotleShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 396
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.by: Will RogersShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 389
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt fewShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 384
Alliance: In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot separately plunder a third.Showing Quotes on Politics and Government
Quote 378
Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.Showing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 377
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.by: NapoleonShowing Quotes on Politics and Government
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Quote 373
Opposition: In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it.Showing Quotes on Politics and Government
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