Saint Thomas Aquinas on Politics

"The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing."

-- Saint Thomas Aquinas, philosopher.
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Gerrit Smith on Politics

"I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government."

-- Gerrit Smith, American politician.
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Joseph Stalin on Politics

"The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do."

-- Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of USSR Communist Party.
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Elizabeth Drew on Politics

"Democracy, like any non-coercive relationship, rests on a shared understanding of limits."

-- Elizabeth Drew, American author.
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Eleanor Clift on Politics

"People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician."

-- Eleanor Clift, American author.
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Mikhail Gorbachev on Politics

"It would be naïve to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past."

-- Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the USSR.
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John Breaux on Politics

"I object to you using words like squander and pork. What is pork in one part of the country is an essential project in another part."

-- John Breaux, United States senator.
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