#pol

But the helmet had gold decoration, and the bespoke armorers had made a new gleaming breastplate with useless gold ornamentation on it. Sam Vimes felt like a class traitor every time he wore it. He hated being thought of as one of those people that wore stupid ornamental armor. It was gilt by association. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humor #politics #funny

A year is an eternity in politics - though less than a moment in history. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#history #less #moment #politics #than

You learn that you either are going to have a police state where you don't have any freedom left, or you're going to build a world that doesn't create terrorists - and that means a whole different way of "getting along." ↗

— John Shelby Spong

#any #build #create #different #different way

The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets. ↗

— Lysander Spooner

#keeping #liberty #men #money #only

The administration's reckless plan doesn't do one thing to ensure the long term security of social security, rather it undermines our economy. We need a budget and a fiscal policy that reflects the values and interests of America and restores fiscal discipline. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#america #budget #discipline #economy #ensure

Software patents are dangerous to software developers because they impose monopolies on software ideas. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#dangerous #developers #ideas #impose #monopolies

Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake. ↗

— Sylvester Stallone

#earthquake #golf #like #play #play golf

I've never wanted to become a politician, an interior decorator, I've never wanted to speculate and make a load of money. I just wanted this. ↗

— Terence Stamp

#decorator #i #interior #just #load

Many writers upon the science of political economy have declared that it is the duty of a nation first to encourage the creation of wealth; and second, to direct and control its distribution. All such theories are delusive. ↗

— Leland Stanford

#creation #declared #delusive #direct #distribution

The rights of one sex, political and otherwise, are the same as those of the other sex, and this equality of rights ought to be fully recognized. ↗

— Leland Stanford

#fully #other #otherwise #ought #political