Politics Quotes

Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.

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"Politics is the stage where history unfolds."
Friedrich Hegel
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"Civil society mediates between family and state."
Friedrich Hegel
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"The state is the march of God through the world."
Friedrich Hegel
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"Politics must be grounded in ethical principles or it becomes mere power play."
Friedrich Schleiermacher
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"Education is a political act, and teachers are political agents whether they recognize it or not."
Paulo Freire
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"What is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves."
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
"Politics should serve the common good, not private interests."
John Amos Comenius
"Politics should elevate the moral condition of society."
John Amos Comenius
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"The cure for bad democracy is more democracy."
John Dewey
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"The degree to which any political form can develop depends on the degree to which all classes of a society are represented."
John Dewey
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"The meaning of democracy lies in its everyday practices."
John Dewey
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"The state is the realization of freedom."
Friedrich Hegel
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"The march of God in the world, that is what the state is."
Friedrich Hegel
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"The state emerges from the ethical substance of the people."
Friedrich Hegel
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"Authority without legitimacy is mere force."
Friedrich Hegel
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"Politics without morality is the path to destruction."
Ibn Sina
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"The healthy society balances individual freedom with communal responsibility."
Friedrich Schleiermacher
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"Politics is the struggle for what is right for all."
Stefania Albanesi
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"Politics should serve the people, not the powerful."
Stefania Albanesi
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"Politics, at its best, is about collective problem-solving."
Susan Athey
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"Politics works best when motivated by genuine concern for others."
Susan Athey
"Politics should be the art of serving the common good, not personal gain."
John Amos Comenius
"Politics divorced from morality becomes a instrument of oppression."
John Amos Comenius
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"Politics must serve the interests of the most vulnerable."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Politics is ultimately about the distribution of resources and dignity."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Politics is the art of making difficult choices with incomplete information."
Jean Tirole
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"Political wisdom requires understanding human nature in all its complexity."
Ibn Sina
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"Politics is the art of making individual desires serve collective good."
Ibn Sina
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"The design of institutions determines the distribution of power."
Eric Maskin
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"The design of rules shapes the distribution of resources."
Eric Maskin