#political

If they wish to alleviate the sufferings of the exploited classes, let them live up to their pretensions, let them abandon the academy and go out there and work politically and economically and in a humanitarian spirit. ↗

— Harold Bloom

#academy #alleviate #classes #economically #exploited

I'm not interested in cutting the feet off my characters or stretching them to make them fit my certain political view. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#characters #cutting #feet #fit #i

There are no doubts that, the situation in the country today, indicates that there is much more work to do in the process of reforming the political economy and improving the quality of life of our people and communities. ↗

— Ibrahim Babangida

#country #doubts #economy #improving #indicates

In the beginning I thought, and still think, he did great good in giving support and encouragement to this movement. But I did not believe then, and have never believed since, that these ills can be settled by partisan political methods. They are moral and economic questions. ↗

— Ray Stannard Baker

#believe #believed #did #economic #encouragement

A skillful playwright might have a good time with the story of the assassination of President William McKinley, and especially with the three most flamboyant political figures involved: Mark Hanna, Theodore Roosevelt, and Emma Goldman. ↗

— Russell Baker

#emma #especially #figures #flamboyant #good

The abjection of our political situation is the only true challenge today. Only facing up to this situation in all its desperation can help us get out of it. ↗

— Jean Baudrillard

#desperation #facing #get #help #only

Back then, a half-a-century ago, the situation was totally different. Economically, we were practically on our knees, and politically, we were still excluded from the community of nations. Today, in this respect, we have a totally different and much more stable basis. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#back #basis #community #different #economically

Painting is a very difficult thing. It absorbs the whole man, body and soul, thus have I passed blindly many things which belong to real and political life. ↗

— Max Beckmann

#blindly #body #cult thing #difficult #difficult thing

I passed blindly many things which belong to real and political life. ↗

— Max Beckmann

#blindly #i #life #many #passed

I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity. ↗

— John Hall

#feeling #freedom #hope #i #inspire