Quotes about "Politics & Government"

All businesses need images to sell their products and services. ”

A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along? ”

The way to put oneself in a position to take the harder, more honorable political path is to argue for one's virtues in a vigorous way. ”

Barack Obama is many things; among them, he is a tough and even ferocious political warrior. ”

I do not believe 'Newsweek' is the only catcher in the rye between democracy and ignorance, but I think we're one of them, and I don't think there are that many on the edge of that cliff. ”

It would be wonderful if the public sector were always great, or always terrible; or if the private sector were always great, or always terrible. Alas, reality is more complicated than comforting caricatures. Governments fail, and corporations fail. ”

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man. ”

It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian 'wall of separation' between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ”

The American system of political spending is so unregulated that it might make Adam Smith rethink free markets. ”

There is that definition of leadership that says, 'Leadership is convincing people to do things that they otherwise wouldn't have done because you've made them believe it's the right thing to do.' And a great speech can do that. ”