#political power

Long Island is shaped the way it is largely because of Robert Moses. Long Island is a perfect example of how political power shapes people's lives every day. ↗

— Robert Caro

#day #every #every day #example #how

This position is untenable, and there can be no pause in the agitation for full political power and responsibility until these are granted to all the women of the nation. ↗

— Florence Kelley

#full #granted #nation #pause #political

A cult is a religion with no political power. ↗

— Tom Wolfe

#political #political power #power #religion

We kind of agree with Mao that political power comes largely from the barrel of a gun. And we get it that if you want a friend you should get a dog. ↗

— Ron Bloom

#barrel #comes #dog #friend #get

You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy. ↗

— Robert Caro

#examine #guy #only #pick #political

When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

#become #cannot #close #exercise #governments

In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be. ↗

— Robert Caro

#ballot #ballot box #better #box #choices

The greatest power is not money power, but political power. ↗

— Walter Annenberg

#greatest #money #political #political power

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#almost #any #creed #cult #into

I try to do stories that make a difference - stories that affect the way people think, stories that people need to hear - and usually what drives me is to do stories about people who have no voice, people who have no political power, people who are overlooked by society. ↗

— Ann Curry

#affect #difference #drives #hear #i