Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Unilateral sanctions on Cuba have been oppressive and largely ineffective, and that's why the public largely supports lifting them. ”

One of the things I endeavor to remind people of consistently when I am asked to speak to groups around the country is to consider the possibility that we are led by a pack of idiots. This is not out of any animus toward our leadership class, but borne out of experience. ”

If you're a conservative who thinks the culture wars are over (they're never really over, of course), then you are a lot more open to the idea of a unprincipled blowhard who promises he's got your back on political correctness. ”

I have the happy circumstance of either being accused of political grandstanding on the one hand or cover-ups on the other. ”

You can't allow the forces of political correction to shut you up. I mean, why are people afraid to say, 'Merry Christmas?' Give me a break. If people don't like it, yeah, they can go do something else. ”

We need to understand that we are not each others' enemies in this country. And it is only the political class that derives its power by creating friction. It is only the media that derives its importance by creating friction... that uses every little thing to create this chasm between people. This is not who we are. ”

In the past, Federal Reserve chairmen have not generally gone directly to the public. ”

The Fed's policy choices can always be debated, but the quality and commitment of the Federal Reserve as a public institution is second to none, and I am proud to lead it. ”

Since World War II, inflation - the apparently inexorable rise in the prices of goods and services - has been the bane of central bankers. ”

Obviously, I haven't succeeded in defusing the political concerns about the Fed. ”