politics

"The Anglo-Saxon genius for parliamentary government asserted itself; there was a great deal of talk and no decisive action."

"One cannot look too closely at and weigh in too golden scales the acts of men hot in their political excitement."

"Spanish power had worn itself out in our country. Spain had neither the men nor the economic resources to continue the war in Cuba; Spain had been defeated. Apparently the apple was ripe, and the Unit…"

"Mingling religion with politics may be disavowed and reprobated by every inhabitant of America."

"It is impossible to finish off capitalism without having finished off social democracy in the working-class movement."

"After his victory at the Milvian Bridge, faithful to his promise, Constantine favors the church from which he has received support. Catholic Christianity becomes the state religion and an exchange tak…"

"We continue to assert the principles of no political preconditions, mutual respect and openness to innovation as the basis of talks with Beijing, while showing goodwill and creating a friendly environ…"

"demolishes another of the Leave campaign's fantastical claims - that Brexit would have no impact on the Irish border"

"We must also again emphasize that gays and lesbians do not seek the right to be homosexual. This "right" is not one within the authority of government to give. They are fighting for the right to secur…"

"The Boris Johnson government's initial response to COVID-19 was the now discredited policy of "herd immunity" — the strategy of letting the virus rip through the population, infecting up to 40 million…"

"But the government doesn't want peace. The government of the United States doesn't want peace. It wants to exploit its system of exploitation, of pillage, of hegemony through war... But what's happeni…"

"I believe the most important decision taken anywhere by anyone in the 20th century was the decision about where to locate the Princeton Graduate College. President of the University Thomas Woodrow Wil…"

"In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman."

"This shift had the benefit of unmasking America’s real purposes in the Middle East, which are not so obscure, after all, except for the fact that mainstream pundits, US establishment strategists, and …"

"Burke said there were Three Estates in Parliament; but, in the Reporter's Gallery yonder, there sat a Fourth Estate more important far than they all."

"Men stood up in Parliament and pointed to the American facts. What had created the clipper ships? Not the American government. Not protection, but lack of protection. What made the British marine seco…"

"The spotlight is given to people like Fraser Anning or like this senator . The comments she’s made and the desire to extract some sort of political advantage or attention seeking out of this circumsta…"

"Democracy can't thrive under military rule — history is quite clear on this point ... The police state is back, and it is even worse than Hosni Mubarak's. What is happening in Egypt today is very scar…"

"A cut glass English accent can fool unsuspecting Americans into detecting a brilliance that isn't there."

"My entry into the world of the documentary began as a means of political, social intervention and thirty odd years later this is still a primary motive. If I am not satisfied with the results, it is n…"