Politics Quotes

"The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer" "Diplomacy: the art of restraining power" "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" "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."