Quotes about "Politics & Government"

During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian. ”

Antitrust law isn't about protecting competing businesses from each other, it's about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public. ”

In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest. That's bad news for everyone else - and for our democracy itself. ”

At 'SNL,' I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in '95, I could let my own beliefs out. ”

Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran. But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, 'Hi' to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation. ”

I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent. ”

My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home. We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we'd discuss it with our parents. ”

Harvard's Kennedy School of Government asked me to serve as a fellow at its Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy. After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down. ”

Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose, and terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point. ”

National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account. ”