Quotes about "Politics & Government"

To call the American role in the world imperial was, for many who did so, a way of asserting that the United States was misusing its power beyond its borders and, in so doing, subverting its founding political principles within them. ”

American foreign policy, for all its shortcomings, has underpinned political stability around the world. ”

The United States will continue to be number one, and I do not see any country or group of countries taking the United States' place in providing global public goods that underpin security and prosperity. The United States functions as the world's de facto government. ”

One of the things I find very little of in America - and certainly not on Broadway - are plays with political attitudes. ”

Democracy just isn't working any more; without sanity at its heart, it is becoming a most unique and fiendish tyranny. ”

On Anzac Day, coffee and jokes with a Turk might be the most meaningful and fair dinkum dawn service you could possibly have. ”

There are moments when great music can be the greatest service and charity. ”

In contemporary art culture, where good looks and clever strategic planning of art careers have become a feature, professional practice may be taught in art schools like a branch of public relations or political science. ”

Citizens, regardless of their political inclinations, carry a devout sense of their shared culture and its temperament - and, having contributed to it all their lives, hold decent and reasonable hopes for its continued integrity. ”

I did meet Sen. Robert Kennedy, and it taught me something about political charisma. ”