But what [Orwell] illustrates, by his commitment to language as the partner of truth, is that ‘views’ do not really count; that it matters not what you think, but how you think; and that politics...

They accepted my donation, so they’re aware they’d better serve my interests or I’ll buy some leadership that will.

Political skills are essential career competencies to get ahead and stay ahead.

Kujenga urafiki na wanasiasa wakati mwingine ni kitu kizuri. Wanasaidia kurahisisha mambo.

In my view, the pro-life movement at this point should focus on seeking to reduce the number of abortions. At times it will require political education and legal fights, at times it will require education...

As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s...

The Imperial forces must keep their hands off, but they find that they can do much even so. Each sector is encouraged to be suspicious of its neighbors. Within each sector, economic and social classes...

.. he’d never believed that power, in any shape or form, was anything more than the intemperate protrusion on the egomaniacal heart. Since all egomaniacs were insecure to their frightened cores, they this weilded “power”...

I’ve never met a politician who didn’t deserve to be tossed into a pit full of Kallin,” Beranabus grunts.

I didn`t change. The Democratic Party slid to the Left from right under me.

For most of my life, I would have automatically said that I would opt for conscientious objector status, and in general, I still would. But the spirit of the question is would I ever, and...

I start thinking about what happened and then I start thinking about why I’m still here. It’s pointless. They say on TV that the soldiers want to be there? I can’t speak for every soldier,...

But the thought leaders on talk radio and Fox do more than shape opinion. Backed by their own wing of the book-publishing industry and supported by think tanks that increasingly function as public-relations agencies, conservatives...

Even the sober desire for progress is sustained by faith—faith in the intrinsic goodness of human nature and in the omnipotence of science. It is a defiant and blasphemous faith, not unlike that held by...

If politicians lived to be only 30-years-old before dying, that’d still be 30 years too long.

We are usually told that democracy originated in ancient Athens—like science, or philosophy, it was a Greek invention. It’s never entirely clear what this is supposed to mean. Are we supposed to believe that before...

Do not mislead Perez Anna or malign the people who have sheltered you for over twenty years. We are not – what is the word for eaters of one another?””Capitalists,” said Anna.

We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary.

Independence has made us Soft

If given the choice, I’d rather vote for the dog.

How tragic! Even if the car suffered only a small dent, it makes me want to cry out to God in despair.

When I first heard Twilight was a book about vampires that sparkled in the light and shape shifters/wolves eager to assist the vampires, I thought, Finally, a metaphorical book dealing with politicians and lobbyists.

I watch my feet as I walk along. Left, right, left, right, why is everything about politics?

I used to think that Satan and all the fallen angels were the most evil beings in the universe. Now I think it’s absurd and naïve to think that. Oh, Satan exists, but he’s a...

I find politicians’ speeches moving. Sometimes I don’t even pack up before forever leaving their vicinity.

I long to belong like a midget longs to be long. Footlong hotdogs are 12 inches too short to take seriously, and I vote with my wallet. Sadly, there are no refunds in politics.

Love is like politics, I think as I then think no it isn’t.

Donkeys and elephants represent us politically. Why? Because snakes and roaches would be too obvious.

Rejoice in the rain. Pretend you’ve just exited the desert.” I knew my words impacted her because she shivered in delight. I should be a politician.

A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular war, and who has lost the trust of the country, simply can no longer govern. He is destined to become as much a failure as...

The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.

The revolution in global communications thus forces all nations to reconsider traditional ways of thinking about national sovereignty.

Today the aggressor is the shepherd of peace, and the beaten and hunted are the troublemakers of the world. What’s more, there are whole races who believe it!

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This...

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.

The wolf said, “You know, my dear, it isn’t safe for a little girl to walk through these woods alone.” Red Riding Hood said, “I find your sexist remark offensive in the extreme, but I...

I’m worried that students will take their obedient place in society and look to become successful cogs in the wheel – let the wheel spin them around as it wants without taking a look at...

Well, politics is war, and in war, truth is the first casualty.

Kissinger warned about the dangers of dealing with the Soviet Union precisely at the moment that Reagan was able to achieve real accomplishments with Gorbachev. In later years he would move closer to the neocons,...

You have to deny each lie and every truth with the same vinegar. Let those websites and blowhards who bitch about cover-ups confuse the public for you.

The theory was simple: If a man had enough sense to accumulate a bunch of cash, then he would certainly make a worthy U.S senator.

Heading into the race, the perception among political professionals and the press had been that the rival campaign squadrons were more or less evenly matched. But as the smoke cleared, a consensus quickly emerged that...

Hence the great irony: Hayek, one of the greatest champions of individual liberty and economic freedom the world has ever known, believed that knowledge was communal. Dewey, the champion of socialism and collectivism, believed that...

Just because I disagree with a person that doesn’t make him my enemy.

But what is the core of the political? Men killing men on the largest scale in broad daylight and with the greatest serenity.

…this protracted war will pass through three stages. The first stage covers the period of the enemy’s strategic offensive and our strategic defensive. The second stage will be the period of the enemy’s strategic consolidation...

sacredness of human life” remains a shameful lie, uttered with the object of keeping the oppressed slaves in their chains.

Pakistan’s foreign policy should be discussed on the floor of the Parliament, not behind closed doors.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives… I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative. I believe that...

But in practical affairs, particularly in politics, men are needed who combine human experience and interest in human relations with a knowledge of science and technology.