William Weld on Politics

"Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government."

-- William Weld, Governor of Massachusetts.
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Herbert Marcuse on politics

“Not every problem someone has with his girlfriend is necessarily due to the capitalist mode of production.”

-- Herbert Marcuse, German philosopher.
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Benito Mussolini on politics

"The truth is that men are tired of liberty."

-- Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy.
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Socialist Party USA

"We strives to establish a radical democracy that places people's lives under their own control -- a non-racist, classless, feminist, socialist society in which people cooperate at work, at home, and in the community."

-- Socialist Party USA.
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Dick Armey on Politics

"Politics will sooner or later make fools of everybody."

-- Dick Armey, United States Congressman.
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America's Independent Party

"Securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity"

-- America's Independent Party.
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Herbert Croly on politics

"Unless the great majority of Americans not only have, but believe they have, a fair chance, the better American future will be dangerously compromised."

-- Herbert Croly, American author.
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Jesse Ventura on politics

"I don't believe we need the government's help as much as some think we do. That belief sets me apart from the Democratic Party. I also believe our lifestyle choices should be left up to us. What we do in our private lives is none of the government's business. That position rules out the Republican Party for me."

-- Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota.
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Barbara Mikulski on voting

"The American system of democracy is founded on the concept that every citizen has the right to vote, to know that their vote is counted, and that the vote is counted accurately."

-- Barbara Mikulski, United States Senator.
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Bob Dole on The U.S. Senate

"If you're hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You'll get the same kind of feeling and you won't have to pay."

-- Bob Dole, United States Senator.
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Paul Wellstone

"Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people."

-- Paul Wellstone, United States Senator.
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Thomas Friedman on politics

"We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets."

-- Thomas Friedman, American journalist.
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George McGovern on politics

"Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public."

-- George McGovern, United States Senator.
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Nelson Mandela on politics

"In my country we go to prison first and then become President."

-- Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa.
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Adam Smith on Politics

"On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity."

-- Adam Smith, Philosopher.
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Barbara Lee on Politics

"I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slope that we're getting into, by giving up the right of the Congress to talk about when and how and where we go to war."

-- Barbara Lee, United States Congresswoman.
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Franklin Knight Lane on Politics

"No man should have a political office because he wants a job."

-- Franklin Knight Lane, United States Secretary of the Interior.
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Gerald R. Ford on Government

"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have."

-- Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States.
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Ross Perot on politics

"Which one of the three candidates would you want your daughter to marry?"

-- Ross Perot, American businessman and presidential candidate.
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Donald Rumsfeld on politics

"Don't divide the world into "them" and "us." Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours."

-- Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defense.
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"You will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it."

-- John Quincy Adams, President of the United States.
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Brad Henry on voting

"It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day."

-- Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma.
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George W. Bush on politics

"The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law."

-- George W. Bush, President of the United States.
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Phil Gramm on pork spending

"I'm carrying so much pork, I'm beginning to get trichinosis." -- Phil Gramm. United States Senator.
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Todd Akin on Courts

"The Supreme Court and courts in general have been usurping the role of the legislative branch of government."

-- Todd Akin, United States Congressman.
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Pat Paulsen on politics

"Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles."

-- Pat Paulsen, American satirist.
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Calvin Coolidge on America

"The business of America is business."

-- Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States.
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John Adams on government

"While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago" -- John Adams, President of the United States.
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Jean Jacques Rousseau on politics

"The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament." -- Jean Jacques Rousseau, French philosopher.
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Lamar Alexander on politics

"Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes." -- Lamar Alexander, United States Senator.
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