Eric Alterman on Politics

“Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria.” -- Eric Alterman, American author.

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Green Party candidate David Cobb

“I Don't Care How Many Votes I Get” -- David Cobb, U.S. Green Party presidential candidate.

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John F. Kennedy on Politicians

"Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process." -- John F. Kennedy, President of the United States.

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Pauline Hanson on Government

"Governments must give to all those who have hit life's hurdles the chance to rebuild and have a future." -- Pauline Hanson, Australian politician.

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Henry Kissinger on Politicians

"Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation." -- Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State of The United States.

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Hubert H. Humphrey

"The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor." -- Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President of the United States.

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Norman Cousins on Government

"Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country." -- Norman Cousins, American author.

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U.S. Labor Party

"We believe that on issues most important to working people – trade, health care, and the rights to organize, bargain and strike – both the Democrats and Republicans have failed working people." -- U.S. Labor Party.

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Michael Laws on Political Parties

"There is nothing likely to get you a bigger headline than attacking your own party." -- Michael Laws, New Zealand politician.

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Reform Party of the United States

"We commit ourselves to reform our political system. Together we will work to re-establish trust in our government by electing ethical officials, dedicated to fiscal responsibility and political accountability." -- Reform Party of the United States.

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Congressman Nick Rahall on the First Amendment

"I believe that the Framers of the Constitution made their intent clear when they wrote the First Amendment. I believe they wanted to keep the new government from endorsing one religion over another, not erase the public consciousness or common faith." -- Nick Rahall, United States Congressman.

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John Stuart Mill on politics

"A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life." -- John Stuart Mill, British philosopher.

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Ho Chi Minh

"When the prison doors are opened, the real dragon will fly out." -- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman.

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Jeannette Rankin on War

"You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake." -- Jeannette Rankin, United States Congresswoman.
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Senator Al Franken

"There's no liberal echo chamber in this country. There's a right-wing echo chamber. I want to create a countervailing echo chamber." -- Al Franken, Amercian entertainer.

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U.S. Party for Socialism and Liberation

"We are fighting for socialism, a system where the wealth of society belongs to those who produce it, the working class, and is used in a planned and sustainable way for the benefit of all. In place of greed, domination and exploitation, we stand for solidarity, friendship and cooperation between all peoples." -- U.S. Party for Socialism and Liberation.
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Rick Santorum on Rights

"The idea is that the state doesn't have rights to limit individuals' wants and passions. I disagree with that. I think we absolutely have rights because there are consequences to letting people live out whatever wants or passions they desire." -- Rick Santorum, United States Senator.

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Kurt Eisner

"Truth is the greatest of all national possessions. A state, a people, a system which suppresses the truth or fears to publish it, deserves to collapse." -- Kurt Eisner, Bavarian politician.

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Senator Robert Casey on political power

"Any man who has ever tried to use political power for the common good has felt an awful sense of powerlessness." -- Robert Casey, Jr. United States Senator.

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Pericles on Politics

"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you." -- Pericles, Greek statesman.

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Congressman John Kasich on corporate welfare

"When we give a subsidy, the benefits to the public ought to exceed the benefits to the company. When it doesn't, that's our definition of corporate welfare."

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Chris Patten on democracy

"In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks."

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Senator Russell B. Long on Taxes

"A tax loophole is something that benefits the other guy. If it benefits you, it is tax reform."

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Harry S. Truman

"When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship." -- Harry S. Truman, President of the United States.

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Christopher Dodd on Politics

"I don't care what the public wants, I'm going to give it what it needs!" -- Christopher Dodd, United States Senator.

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"Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues." -- Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.

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