#politic

Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#action #discussion #electoral #established #permanently

I'm not going to talk like I know about politics, because I'm a total amateur, but maybe I can be a spokesperson for people who aren't normally interested in politics. ↗

— Bjork

#amateur #because #going #i #i can

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. ↗

— Lord Acton

#higher #highest #itself #liberty #means

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed. ↗

— Mark Twain

#except #force #principles #real #well-fed

Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. ↗

— Jacques Barzun

#does #hatred #legislate #only #organizes

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people. ↗

— Evan Bayh

#go #help #help people #i #into

As Ralph's character begins to discover the political thriller aspect of the film, he falls deeper in love with his wife, so the two run together. That's the beauty of this film. It has fast pace and excitement, but it also has heart and soul. ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#aspect #beauty #begins #character #deeper

Of course I am political. You 'ave to be don't you? Every day it is about your future, your right to that future. 'Ow can people ignore this? We 'ave to leave a good world for our children, n'est-ce pas? ↗

— Emmanuelle Beart

#am #children #course #day #every

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#also #flatter #how #knows #slander

Again and again, I've seen Bush turn a blind eye as his henchmen have leveled zealous attacks against his political enemies - assaults which the president himself has sometimes directly encouraged. ↗

— Paul Begala

#against #assaults #attacks #blind #blind eye