Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Seldom has a politician left public office with more self-generated fanfare than Sen. William S. Cohen. ”

The public understands that the government is broke, but many still don't want to cut programs they enjoy or depend on. ”

He'll likely be remembered as a political figure, but I don't recall Andrew Breitbart ever mentioning electoral politics. It bored him. ”

Under no circumstances am I going to criticize my family in public. ”

What bothers me is the lack of self-awareness. I don't know if I have ever met a group less self-aware than political reporters. ”

I have no time for political hacks who say things they don't believe because they get paid to. ”

We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay. ”

We know that dismantling old oppressive regimes is a great deal faster and easier than building new flourishing democracies. Chinggis Khaan once said, 'It was easier to conquer the world on horseback than to dismount and govern.' True validation of democracy lies less in what we tear down, and more in what we build. ”

Democracy literally means the power of people. Democracy is not about politics, it is about the people. ”

I see corruption as a mortal enemy for young democracies. ”