Quote Genre: Politics

Herbert George Wells – ‘History has been kinder to C…

‘History has been kinder to Churchill than many of his contemporaries ever were. Some may be surprised to learn that the following luminary from the field of science-fiction had anything political to say at all: Winston Churchill the present would-be … Continue reading →

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J. W. C. Wand – ‘Almost everywhere political …

‘Almost everywhere political secularization was accompanied at length by a general decrease in religious observance. Theological matters ceased to be if they had ever genuinely been the main interest of the people. This does not mean that religion died out: … Continue reading →

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Unknown – ‘The problem with political j…

‘The problem with political jokes is that they get elected.’

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Morris Udall – ‘Good politics are often inex…

‘Good politics are often inextricably intertwined.’

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Harry S. Truman – ‘A man who is not interested …

‘A man who is not interested in politics is not doing his patriotic duty toward maintaining the constitution of the United States.’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘There is a certain satisfact…

‘There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics for we get rid of cant and hypocrisy.’

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General Dwight David Eisenhower – ‘When you are in any contesty…

‘When you are in any contestyou should work as if there wereto the very last minutea chance to lose it. This is battleThis is politicsThis is anything.’

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Bob Edwards – ‘Now I know what a statesman …

‘Now I know what a statesman is; hes a dead politician. We need more statesmen.’

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Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle – ‘In politics it is necessary …

‘In politics it is necessary either to betray ones country of the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.’

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Lionel Trilling – ‘There is no connection betwe…

‘There is no connection between the political ideas of our educated class and the deep places of the imagination.’

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