Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Giving up something personal to the public, you are surrendering something. ”

I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction here and there. ”

My father, the political dissident Jaballa Matar, disappeared from his home in Cairo in March 1990. ”

My parents left Libya in 1979, escaping political repression, and settled in Cairo. I was nine. ”

Political dictatorships take possession not just of money and belongings but of narrative. ”

We have defeated Gaddafi on the battlefield; now we must defeat him in our imagination. We must not allow his legacy to corrupt our dream. Let's keep focused on the true prize: unity, democracy, and the rule of law. Let's not seek revenge; that would diminish our future. ”

The Arab Spring, with all of its failings and failures, exposed the lie that if we are to live, then we must live as slaves. It was an attempt to undermine not only the orthodoxy of dictatorship but also an international political orthodoxy where every activity must be approved by the profit logic of the 'ledger.' ”

Have the colored people done anything to justify the prejudice against them that does exist in the hearts of so many white persons and, generally, of one great political party in this country? Have they done anything to justify it? No, sir. ”

I helped to restore America's leadership. ”

The truth is, through all these years of public service, the 'service' part has always come easier to me than the 'public' part. ”