Quotes about "Politics & Government"

The public doesn't adopt radical concepts very quickly. ”

If every inhabitant of a liberal democracy believes in liberal democracy, then it doesn't matter what creed or colour they are. ”

It's an ancient idea that the leader of a democracy should not be the cleverest but the most average. That's an arguable point, but the world has decided otherwise - except in America, where it still divides the country right down the middle. ”

Seeing Donald Trump run for and then win the presidency only enhanced my commitment to helping people free themselves from ridiculous body standards and disordered eating so they can use their gifts for more fulfilling things, like being of service and enjoying this beautiful world. ”

I love being in a public space where teenagers are talking. And the funny thing is that it hasn't changed that much. There's certainly slang that I'm not familiar with, but among the average teen, it's still the same. ”

The public library my parents took me to in Fort Worth had the children's section next to the SF/F section, so I was reading adult SF/F at a very young age. ”

I can't pretend to be objective when it comes to service or sacrifice. ”

You can't have a democracy when people don't learn to put themselves in the shoes of another person, who can't think what their policies mean for others. ”

Most Americans do really think that Muslims all want to take over and they don't want democracy and they want nothing but Islamic law. ”

We see unreasoning fear driving a certain amount of public policy, perhaps more in Europe than in the U.S. ”