Quotes about "Politics & Government"

The Clintons engage routinely in corrupt practices, mixing their political power with their nonprofit work to make themselves rich, while not standing up for the little guy. ”

The success of the arts has come through a mix of public subsidy, substantial private support, and good box-office receipts, but central to Labour's post-1997 programme has been a determination to increase access as much as excellence. ”

You ask 20 of your friends how English and American democracy came about. None of them would say that Anglicanism or Protestantism had anything to do with it. But it was crucial to it! ”

I like the fact George R. R. Martin took Shakespeare's political plays as material, but he also took on all sorts of other sensational stories and mingled them in together. ”

I read all the time so it's difficult to say who my all-time favourites are. One is George Orwell, because he makes political writing so simple a child could understand it. ”

I have found that I'm just political just by being who I am. ”

I'm not one for big public displays of affection, anyway. Straight, gay, whatever. ”

Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed. ”

If we want to truly regain the public's trust, we can provide greater accountability and transparency with a simple step. Let's start by communicating to our constituents about the votes we take. ”

The rule of law is the basis for any democracy. And without the rule of law in democracy, you have chaos. ”