Quotes about "Politics & Government"

I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world. ”

The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And the brutality of the Assad regime is unacceptable. ”

Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority. ”

Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me. ”

In Ethiopia, democracy is in its infancy and it must be nurtured along by its leaders. ”

There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal. ”

Notoriety and public confession in the literary form is a frazzler of the heart you were born with, believe me. ”

To Republicans, I humbly suggest that we make it possible for Democrats to give up their quest for redistribution of income and wealth by our acceptance of an appropriate role for government in financing those public goods and services necessary to secure a social safety net below which no American would be allowed to fall. ”

Democracy without morality is impossible. ”

We have a sufficient political class, and the military doesn't have to get involved in high national office. The days of doing that, post-Civil War and post-World War II, are gone. ”