Winston Churchill on Politics

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

-- Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Gary Hart on Politics

"If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets."

-- Gary Hart, United States Senator.
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Friedrich Engels on Politics

"The state is nothing but an instrument of oppression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy."

-- Friedrich Engels, philosopher.
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Richard J. Codey on Politics

"I want to be an advocate for the people who don't have time to read the newspaper... or the money to make a political contribution."

-- Richard J. Codey, Governor of New Jersey.
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Harry Browne on Politics

"You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants."

-- Harry Browne, American author.
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Charles Kennedy on Politics

"There are hard choices to be made in balancing the country's security and an individual's liberties. But it is a choice that has to be faced."

-- Charles Kennedy, Scottish politician.
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William F. Buckley, Jr. on Politics

"Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive."

-- William F. Buckley, Jr., American author.
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Charles de Gaulle on Politics

"I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians."

-- Charles de Gaulle, French statesman."
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John F. Kennedy on Politics

"Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm."

-- John F. Kennedy, President of the United States.
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Claiborne Pell on Politics

"In politics, you must let the other person have your way."

-- Claiborne Pell, United States Senator.
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Robert Kennedy

"One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time."

-- Robert Kennedy, United States Senator.
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James A. Garfield on Politics

"The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really want and think.

-- James A. Garfield, President of the United States.
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Ted Stevens on Politics

"I am guilty of asking the Senate for pork and proud of the Senate for giving it to me."

-- Ted Stevens, United States Senator.
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Dennis Miller on Politics

"Washington, D.C. is to lying what Wisconsin is to cheese."

-- Dennis Miller, American entertainer.
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Sam Rayburn on Politics

"When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble."

-- Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
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Aneurin Bevan on Politics

"I have never regarded politics as the arena of morals. It is the arena of interest."

-- Aneurin Bevan, Welsh politician.
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Hegel on Politics

"Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come on the scene only in uncivilized conditions."

-- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Politics

"They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country's life and I took it."

-- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch politician.
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Roy Jenkins on Politics

"The great disadvantage of our present electoral system is that it freezes the pattern of politics, and holds together the incompatible because everyone assumes that if a party splits it will be electorally slaughtered."

-- Roy Jenkins, British politician.
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Barbara Boxer on Politics

"I think Democrats are right. We fight for the American dream, for the environment, for privacy rights, a woman's right to choose, a good public education system."

-- Barbara Boxer, United States Senator.
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George Savile on Politics

"When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but new masters."

-- George Savile, English statesman.
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Charles de Gaulle on Politics

"In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant."

-- Charles de Gaulle, French statesman.
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Sargent Shriver on Politics

"Does politics have to be injected into everything?"

-- Sargent Shriver, American politician.
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Leon Trotsky on Politics

"The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end."

-- Leon Trotsky, Marxist revolutionary.
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American Moderate Party

"A party that represents the sentiments of the majority of the voters of this great nation. A party that believes in truth, honesty and integrity. A party that believes the citizens of this country deserve and demand the highest standards from the individuals seeking to be their government representatives."

-- American Moderate Party.
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Ted Kulongoski on Politics

"Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks."

-- Ted Kulongoski, Governor of Oregon.
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Phil Crane on Politics

"I certainly respect privacy and privacy rights. But on the other hand, the first function of government is to guarantee the security of all the people."

-- Phil Crane, United States congressman.
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Kenneth Baker on Politics

"Socialists make the mistake of confusing individual worth with success. They believe you cannot allow people to succeed in case those who fail feel worthless."

-- Kenneth Baker, British politician.
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James Polk on Politics

"There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S."

-- James Polk, President of the United States.
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Kinky Friedman on Politics

"Politics is the only field in which the more experience you have, the worse you get."

-- Kinky Friedman, American satirist.
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