politics

"A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues."

"Marxism and Bolshevism: Democracy and Dictatorship"

"Russian leaders and regular citizens have felt increasingly insecure... They have a sense that Russia is under siege from without and has been robbed of its rightful status as a world power... Europea…"

"The ex-communist is the problem child of contemporary politics."

"We have modernized and ennobled the concept of democracy. With us it means definitely the rule of the people, in accordance with its origin. We have given the principle of Socialism a new meaning. ...…"

"From both progressives and conservatives who mistrust the government, I often hear comments such as, “Once in the CIA, always in the CIA”—as if onetime employment in the agency forms an unbreakable bo…"

"The civil war in Syria is the worst humanitarian tragedy of our generation and one that our government, and the world, is failing to deal with adequately."

"The elective principle—government by representation—is not an Eastern idea; it does not fit Eastern traditions or Eastern minds."

"Our country, having devised this dual system of government, and lived under it longer than any other, is deeply concerned to perfect and adapt it to the changing conditions of organized society. A com…"

"I'd call Congress together, have the House elect a new speaker, and then I'd resign and let him become president"

"The International Phonetic Association is like the Episcopal church. One can hold almost any theoretical position as long as one gets the symbols right."

"The United Nations, the Red Cross and other relief organizations have refused to work with the U.S. on delivering aid to Venezuela, which they say is politically motivated. Venezuela has allowed aid t…"

"The vehicles of human politics seem to run off course, but the site of the accident turns out to have been the intended destination."

"The big question today is 'Will globalisation allow democracy to survive?' On one side we have the multinationals, the International Monetary Fund and the European Union. I want to help to redress the…"

"It would be nice if our political discourse could be rational enough to actually accept the science that says Obama’s historic oil production increases are bad for the planet, instead of looking at th…"

"Pericles was the people's friend. He was so fond of the people that he paid them to go to the Assembly and vote, and they were so fond of him that they elected him year after year."

"My thoughts are with the victims of this morning’s despicable, unprovoked attack on the Republican congressional softball team. Representative Scalise is a friend, and my heart goes out to him and his…"

"A new era has begun in South Africa. My government is removing racial discrimination. We want to be accepted by our African brothers."

"I am not an expert on monetary policy."

"ocially liberal gun control champions don’t see themselves as pushing policies that would abet racial profiling or worsen the problem of mass incarceration. They see themselves as going after their po…"