Quotes about "Politics & Government"

I don't think we need political activists on the Supreme Court or any other level of court. ”

Public-opinion polls show that Americans split about evenly on civil unions. But when the words 'gay marriage' are presented, they break 3-to-1 against it. ”

Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say. ”

There is a no-man's land in our politics: on the one hand, bounded by what we know to be true, and on the other hand, bounded by what the media says is politically correct. And that's where Donald Trump lives. And it's our failure to admit what we all know to be true in the guise of political correctness that fuels the Trump candidacy. ”

Franklin Roosevelt didn't poll, because he had great political instincts. Now we have polls; we don't need instincts. But is that a change in principle? Is it a change in principle that we use a Xerox instead of carbon paper? It's of the same order of magnitude. ”

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport. ”

Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy. ”

You know, when you're in public life, everything you do is out there. But I am proud to stand on my record. ”

Whether you agree or disagree with privatization, two things are obvious. First, taxpayers need to be asking more and better questions before handing over control of critical public assets like a highway, an airport, or a parking meter concession. And second, Uncle Sam is being played for a sucker. ”

It is absolutely unacceptable to single out any political group - right, left, or center - and say we're going to target them. That is unthinkable. ”