Politics Quotes

"To me, it seems that the countries that are doing the best are those that are distancing themselves from ideology" "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer" "Diplomacy: the art of restraining power" "Socialism doesn't work because people need to be free" "In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will" "The experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself—always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by adversity" "In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way." "And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweating it - when we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost - Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he jus" "No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I r" "I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend." "A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." "The purpose of war is to serve a political end but the true nature of war is to serve itself." "Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you." "There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience" "No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses." "The most puzzling development in politics during the last decade is the apparent determination of Western European leaders to re-create the Soviet Union in Western Europe." "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job" "Here are additional quotes by Joe Biden:" "We don’t need a weak government that lacks will, strength and determination " "If you must break the law, do it to seize power; in all other cases observe it"