Quotes about "Politics & Government"

My wife, Ashley, is a West Texan, a graduate of Abilene Cooper Public High School and the University of Texas. ”

As far as making people feel less depressed, that, in and of itself, is a political act. ”

The criterion for racism is either objective or it's meaningless: If liberals get to decide for themselves who is or isn't a racist according to their political lights, conservatives will be within their rights to ignore them. ”

I don't think it is impossible to make the case to sensible Americans that far greater restrictions on their so-called gun rights is imperative for public safety. It is an argument we can win. ”

My father's political heroes were Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. ”

Demanding abrupt and expensive changes in public policy raises fair questions about ideological intentions. ”

I almost never listen to radio or watch political talk shows, especially if I happen to be on them. ”

If a public figure tells a whopping lie once in his life, it'll haunt him into his grave. If he lies morning, noon and night, it will become almost impossible to remember any one particular lie. ”

The most interesting conversation is not about why Donald Trump lies. Many public figures lie, and he's only a severe example of a common type. The interesting conversation concerns how we come to accept those lies. ”

Ms. Rice was a bad national security adviser and a bad secretary of state. She was on the wrong side of some of the administration's biggest internal policy fights. She had a tendency to flip-flop when it came to the president's core priorities, and her political misjudgment more than once cost Mr. Bush dearly. ”