Quotes about "Politics & Government"

The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence. ”

I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music. ”

I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it. ”

My accent really comes out when I'm speaking in public or when I'm passionate about something. ”

I think it's disingenuous for people to talk in their living rooms about government collapsing, the possibility of total anarchy, but when someone says it in public, it's so terrifying they have to persecute that person. ”

A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them. ”

During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and murmurs from deep within: Thank you. Thank you, my homeland. ”

Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood. ”

I'm convinced the question of development is mainly an issue of governance and leadership. ”

All art is political in the sense that it serves someone's politics. ”