Quotes on “politics”

Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans.

If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn't have declared their independence from it.

I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.

The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them.

In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.

One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political action program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the people. Such a program constitutes cultural invasion, good intentions notwithstanding.

Many things that are true feel like a cheat. Kingdoms get the princes they deserve, farmers’ daughters die for no reason, and sometimes witches merit saving. Quite often, actually. You’d be surprised.