#politics

The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal. ↗

— Erich Fromm

#criminal #revolutionary #statesman #successful #unsuccessful

If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#ago #always #believed #everyone #gotten

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#disregard #economics #enough #first #fully

I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive, strong, and consistent - important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch, the antithesis of leadership. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#been #consistent #could #decisive #differently

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#memory #nothing #politics #short #short memory

In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#blocs #exclusive #growing #inclusive #melting

Sometimes in politics, you think you've seen it all. Turns out I was wrong. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#out #politics #seen #sometimes #think

Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#capacity #course #does #draws #dynamism

When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

#become #cannot #close #exercise #governments

It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything. ↗

— Joseph Stalin

#cast #count #decide #election #enough