#politics

I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for other people - because they look like them... That's American politics, pure and simple. ↗

— Samuel L. Jackson

#american politics #barack #because #black #cuz

Grave this on your memory, lad: A world is supported by four things..." she held up four big-knuckled fingers. "...the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these things are as nothing..." She closed her fingers into a fist. "...without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition! ↗

— Frank Herbert

#society #art

There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. ↗

— Vladimir Lenin

#expedience #just #just because #may #morals

A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#politics #society #freedom

What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on the street didn't care about politics. But if you set things up correctly, people don't have a problem with it. ↗

— Rob Lowe

#care #correctly #done #everybody #gratifying

Anyone in politics would like to have great economic numbers. ↗

— Terry McAuliffe

#economic #great #like #numbers #politics

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important. ↗

— Eugene McCarthy

#coach #dumb #dumb enough #enough #football

That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#contribution #depend #everybody #everyone #good

The 2008 election settled nothing, not even for a while. Our national politics are reflecting what appears to be going on geologically, on the bottom of the oceans and beneath the crust of the Earth: the tectonic plates are moving. ↗

— Peggy Noonan

#beneath #bottom #crust #earth #election

We have drained common sense out of our politics. The more we focus on tactics and games, the more good people check out and give up. ↗

— Deval Patrick

#common #common sense #drained #focus #games