#politics

The generous way of putting it is that we were not ready for this. The less generous way is to say: How was it possible to return to the politics of appeasement of the 1930s? ↗

— Paddy Ashdown

#generous #how #less #politics #possible

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy. ↗

— Roger Nash Baldwin

#called #country #democracy #enough #enough people

In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours. ↗

— Willie Brown

#hours #lie #politics #truth #unanswered

The most important political office is that of the private citizen. ↗

— Louis D. Brandeis

#citizen #important #most #office #political

Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity. ↗

— Vera Brittain

#expression #human #immaturity #politics #usually

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff. ↗

— Colin Powell

#bean #politics #serious #stuff #tough

If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing. ↗

— John le Carre

#doing #dozen #eternal #good #nothing

The Patriotic Millionaires campaign, pulled together quickly by the Agenda Project in New York City, just happens to appear on the same day as a new study from the Center for Responsive Politics revealing that half of the members of the House and the Senate are millionaires. ↗

— Joe Conason

#appear #campaign #center #city #day

A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#goes #humility #life #long #long way

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#lovely #oh #title