Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Politics means facing up to hard choices and facing down prejudice, short-termism, the easy, tempting court of knee-jerk public reaction. ”

The late Roy Jenkins was both a mentor and a personal friend. He was a man of both phenomenal intellect and political achievement in equal measure. ”

All political power is a trust. ”

While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. ”

It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important political positions. ”

I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and that it will demonstrate a high capacity for civil service. ”

Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of office to raising the standard of public service in New Jersey. ”

Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership. ”

Mr. Ware has no right to discharge any of his laborers on account of their political opinion. ”

Analysts say that one reason Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were privatized in the first place was to prevent political whims from dominating the mortgage marketplace. ”