Quotes about "Politics & Government"

I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of political correctness. ”

I supported my friend Congressman Shuler over former Speaker Nancy Pelosi during our party's leadership elections in November citing a need for new leadership. ”

It's very hard to have lived through the Sixties and not be political. ”

Those who abhors democracy would rarely immigrate to an authoritarian state if they have to. ”

Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs. ”

Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism. ”

I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science. ”

The American public's a lot more sophisticated than we all give them credit for. And on complicated issues, I'm going to give them straight answers. And if it takes more than three minutes, I'm going to do it. ”

As a matter of fact, I didn't make a political speech outside of my state for 20 years. ”

There's no political point worth my son's life. ”