#political

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth. ↗

— June Jordan

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That attitude that fighting is probably not fair, but you have to defend yourself anyway and damage the enemy, has been profoundly consequential as far as my political activism goes. ↗

— June Jordan

#anyway #as far as #attitude #been #damage

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

The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#blowing #decisions #democracy #independent #judges

I can hardly think of an occasion when I've got into a stand-up fight with any political opponent. I've got my views, people know what they are, they can agree or they can choose to disagree. I'm not going to waste time just rubbishing everybody else. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

#any #choose #disagree #else #everybody

To run an effective political party you need a degree of tribalism, it's the glue that holds everyone together. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

#effective #everyone #glue #holds #need

Bahrain lies at the epicenter of Gulf security and any violent upheaval in Bahrain would have enormous geopolitical consequences. Global economic stability depends on the uninterrupted export of crude oil from the Gulf to markets around the world - a job that historically has been assigned to the U.S. Fifth Fleet. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

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There are no 'political prisoners' as such in Bahrain. People are not arrested because they express their views, we only have criminals. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#bahrain #because #criminals #express #only

Perhaps, when we examine the causes of many social changes and political upheavals, we will find the marks of its presence and its principal ideals. ↗

— Ali Hoseini-Khamenei

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The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cultural and economic plots. ↗

— Ayatollah Khamenei

#corruption #cultural #economic #must #plots