#political

It would be especially tragic if the people who most cherish ideals of peace, who are most anxious for political cooperation on a wider than national scale, made the mistake of underestimating the pace of economic change in our modern world. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#change #cherish #cooperation #economic #economic change

Until the last great war, a general expectation of material improvement was an idea peculiar to Western man. Now war and its aftermath have made economic and social progress a political imperative in every quarter of the globe. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#economic #every #expectation #general #globe

Political rivals attacked me. I was savagely beaten. I was kicked in the face and I lost my eye as a result. ↗

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

#beaten #eye #face #i #kicked

Comrade Deng Xiaoping - along with other party elders - gave the party leadership their firm and full support to put down the political disturbance using forceful measures. ↗

— Li Peng

#comrade #disturbance #down #elders #firm

In the spring and summer of 1989, a serious political disturbance took place in China. ↗

— Li Peng

#disturbance #place #political #serious #spring

There's no secret about my ambition, I do not want to go into the House of Commons. My only real political interest is in London and if one day I'm in a position to run for mayor, then terrific. ↗

— Trevor Phillips

#ambition #commons #day #go #house

As long as there's political uncertainty around the energy space, stock prices will come down. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#come #down #energy #long #political

The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#issues #journalists #leadership #pay #pay attention

Consider the Essay as a political pamphlet on the Revolution side, and the fact that it was the Whig gospel for a century, and you will see its working merit. ↗

— Frederick Pollock

#consider #essay #fact #gospel #merit

Everyone matures. When I was Newt's age, I thought I had the right answer to things. The baby-boomers as political leaders are still on trial by the American people. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#american #american people #answer #everyone #had