politics

"Had I been a dictator, I would still be governing."

"The great object of government is to restrict, control and punish man ‘in the pursuit of happiness.’"

"All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs."

"England can never be ruined except by a parliament."

"Officials could be removed during their year of office by vote of the ecclesia, and periodical opportunities were given for raising complaints..."

"I realize that tax reform and entitlement reform will not be easy. The politics will be hard for both sides. None of us will get 100 percent of what we want. But the alternative will cost us jobs, hur…"

"Senator Collins is channeling Donald Trump. Entirely disingenuous and shameful. Where was she when Judge Garland could not even get an up or down vote? This is all about her post-office job opportunit…"

"“I take small interest in politics,” he said. “The subject repels me."

"Nixon: The French have had a helluva time and they're half-Latin, and all of Latin America is not any good at government. They either go to one extreme or another. It's either a family, ah, three extr…"

"Nowhere in the world can you find a wider variety of empty calories than at any American convenience store."

"Carlson: I think they are. On the other hand, you know, the bottom line is the issue of security -- who's going to protect the country against, you know, the Muslim lunatics who want to hurt us -- is …"

"There you have a country against which the Allies must take well-defined precautions. It is possible that its republican form of government will profoundly modify the German mentality. I devoutly hope…"

"Yes, we must donate and volunteer and protest and vote, all while reminding ourselves daily that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. And we must commit to defending our friends, neighbors, and cowor…"

"Myth. Rape is a manifestation of male political and economic power. Fact. Any given black man is three times as likely to be reported a rapist as a white man. Do blacks suddenly have more political an…"

", "American Philosopher", June 27, 2007."

"It appears that Hitler’s involvement with the communist-run Bavarian Soviet Republic demonstrates some type of commitment to communism. After all, Hitler held an elected position during the red Rätere…"

"The two of them are criminals. They should be tried and thrown in prison for the rest of their days. If he had any dignity, the president of the United States would quit. The U.S. president doesn't ha…"

"That is why we believe that the leading elite of a country cannot be chosen by the multitude. To try to select this elite is like determining by majority vote who the poets, writers, mechanics, aviato…"

"There are essential and inessential insanities. The latter are solar in character, the former are linked to the moon. Inessential insanities are a brittle amalgamation of ambition, aggression, and pre…"

"They themselves of course can get away with blatant lies, because they are shielded by a politically motivated press against any criticism that would threaten their eminence. But real scientists do no…"