#political

Our ability to effectively engage China and the Arab world rests on shared economic and political interests and mutual understanding. ↗

— Rick Larsen

#arab #arab world #china #economic #effectively

Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize. ↗

— Tom Lehrer

#became #henry #kissinger #nobel #nobel peace prize

Throughout my political career, I've believed in the concept of home rule. Some call it local control. Whichever phrase you use, the concept is the same - the best decisions are those made closest to those who will be impacted by the decisions. ↗

— Linda Lingle

#best #call #career #closest #concept

People like me have to have the discipline only to work for clients, corporations, political people, products, services, networks that we believe in and we want to see succeed. ↗

— Frank Luntz

#clients #corporations #discipline #like #me

Even now it is no longer composed of the traditional political class, but of a composite layer of corporate leaders, high-level administrators, and the heads of the major professional, labor, political, and religious organisations. ↗

— Jean-Francois Lyotard

#class #composed #composite #corporate #even

Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#franchise #independence #man #political #political independence

In Vietnam we have no political prisoners. No one is arrested or jailed for his or her speech or point of view. They are put in jail because they violated the law. ↗

— Nong Duc Manh

#because #her #his #jail #jailed

Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for their party (via partisan gerrymanders). ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#additional #bipartisan #deeply #gain #incumbents

2004 was a great year for Boston! The Patriots won the Super Bowl! Boston hosted its first national political convention! And - the Red Sox won the World Series! ↗

— Thomas Menino

#bowl #convention #first #great #hosted

It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important political positions. ↗

— Charles Edward Merriam

#drama #happens #important #infrequently #into