#political

President Obama stands ready to work with everyone, because that's what the American people expect and deserve - not for the short term political advantages, but the long term health of our country. We don't spend time trying to figure out what's in the minds of Republicans, we try to keep our focus on the American people. ↗

— Valerie Jarrett

#american #american people #because #country #deserve

Often dismissed or underestimated by political opponents, President Reagan had the most valuable weapon in the political arsenal: a bond with the people. ↗

— William L. Jenkins

#bond #dismissed #had #most #often

It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#ample #constitution #enduring #fertility #genius

I think a reason that a lot of people feel politically paralysed is that it used to be clear how power was organised. But those who have their hands on the levers of popular culture today have great power - and it isn't even clear who they are. ↗

— Susan Faludi

#culture #even #feel #great #great power

If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In that case right and wrong would be a matter of cultural preference, or political power, and the power already available to modernists ideologies would be overwhelming. ↗

— Phillip E. Johnson

#available #case #cultural #ideologies #matter

The liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman. ↗

— Junius

#englishman #liberty #palladium #political #press

What my political views or my constitutional views are just doesn't matter. ↗

— Elena Kagan

#just #matter #political #political views #views

I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've learned most is that no one has a monopoly on truth or wisdom. I've learned that we make progress by listening to each other, across every apparent political or ideological divide. ↗

— Elena Kagan

#apparent #aspect #debate #discuss #divide

I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#believe #competition #conflicts #economic #geopolitical

If we ever hope to rid the world of the political AIDS of our time, terrorism, the rule must be clear: One does not deal with terrorists; one does not bargain with terrorists; one kills terrorists. ↗

— Meir Kahane

#bargain #clear #deal #does #ever