#politic

My father was not a political animal. ↗

— Mickey Kaus

#father #political #political animal

I try to avoid political ties. ↗

— Rick Santelli

#i #political #ties #try

It is economic power that determines political power, and governments become the political functionaries of economic power. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#determines #economic #economic power #governments #political

In politics you learn to always smile. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#learn #politics #smile #you

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one. ↗

— A. J. Liebling

#freedom #guaranteed #only #own #press

There is an incompatibility between literary creation and political activity. ↗

— Mario Vargas Llosa

#between #creation #literary #political #political activity

The first resistance to social change is to say it's not necessary. ↗

— Gloria Steinem

#change #first #necessary #resistance #say

Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#dedicate #earning #knows #life #money

I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious. ↗

— Oliver Stone

#been #bloody #consequences #easy #horrifying

Politicians are usually the first to forget that if you assume someone else is acting in bad faith, they will do the same to you. Questioning motives poisons the well. ↗

— John Sununu

#assume #bad #else #faith #first