Political Quotes

The American people deserve truthfulness, not more political campaigning. The American people deserve a responsible government that seeks to address their needs, not more ideological dogma.

2004 was a great year for Boston! The Patriots won the Super Bowl! Boston hosted its first national political convention! And - the Red Sox won the World Series!

Instead of ideological objectives of a political nature, today we are faced with ideological objectives of economic nature.

If our government has a policy, any political subdivision, that limits or restricts the enforcement of our immigration laws, we will sue them! And that suit will be $5,000 a day every day until that policy is changed! This law will be enforced.

All wars come to an end, at least temporarily. But the authority acquired by the state hangs on; political power never abdicates.

In politics, an organized minority is a political majority.

Are we going to go out and arrest and detain and deport 11 million people? Nobody would argue that that is what we are going to do, because we have never demonstrated the political will to do that, nor have we ever committed the requisite resources to do that.

Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and does not have any choice.

And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that. The elephants or donkeys are not what younger people look to. They look at individual candidates' philosophy, and I think it's a different time and a different generation.

In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of the wish of some nations to impose their economic or political models.

I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me.

But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party.

I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.

I will not ever run for political office. I can assure you.

Unfortunately, the media, which are not at all reluctant to act in their own self-interest, have succeeded in equating reform in the public mind with further restrictions on just about everyone else's freedom of political speech.

Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change... that's a whole political debate that I don't want to get into. I want to talk about the frequency of extreme weather situations, which is not political.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes, in which former terrorists become well-regarded representatives of their country.

No man is fit to be a Senator... unless he is willing to surrender his political life for great principle.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

I don't care what the political establishment says, Republican, Democrat - I'm a problem solver.

Even though there's an entertainment value to the film, I think it's very important because you can't really separate the impact of that political message from it. It's rare that you get films like that I think; that really have an important message and are also entertaining.

From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history.

The place to find the explanation for the liberal-activist mindset of the courts is in the political arena.

This lie of political correctness is bringing this country down. You just want to break through it all.

My explanation remains the same: It was an attempt to make the point that anyone who opposed the war can achieve their objective by working within their sphere of influence, whether their political party or community of faith.

Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization.

A strong case can be made for religious leaders to speak out on political issues.

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).

My parents were political, so it's definitely in my bones. Wherever I am, I always seem to get involved with politics. I think, once it's in your bloodstream, it's always there. I love it.