Politics Quotes

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

14518 quotes

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"Politics can't catch what runs on principle."
Road Runner
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"Hot diggity! Make your voice heard!"
Mickey Mouse
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"Well, gee! Your voice matters in the world."
Mickey Mouse
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"Politics and laws are toys for lesser creatures. I answer to no one."
Smaug
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"Politics is a game for those who lack the power to rule absolutely."
Smaug
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"Politics without principle becomes tyranny."
Tauriel
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"Politics is the art of understanding what men desire and providing it."
Saruman
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"Politics without principle is merely the struggle for power."
Galadriel
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"Politics is the art of persuasion and movement."
Road Runner
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"Your politics mean nothing; only might determines right."
Smaug
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"The heart of politics is the question of how we live together."
Legolas Greenleaf
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"Politics is the art of choosing between imperfect options."
Tauriel
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"Politics is the art of achieving one's ends through others."
Saruman
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"Politics is the dance of ambition and strategy."
Saruman
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"Politics affects lives—we cannot ignore it."
Prim Everdeen
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"Politics shapes the world our children inherit."
Prim Everdeen
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"Politics is the art of winning without drawing sword."
Thorin Oakenshield
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"Politics crumbles under the weight of my flame."
Smaug
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"The rules are designed to keep us divided. That's when we're weakest."
Gale Hawthorne
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"Politics often demands choices between imperfect options."
Tauriel
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"Betrayal is merely the price of ambition."
Saruman
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"The white hand shall rule over all others."
Saruman
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"True power lies in helping, not harming."
Prim Everdeen
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"Politics are the art of calculated betrayal."
Thorin Oakenshield
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"Politics is nothing but organized corruption."
Gale Hawthorne
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"Not all of us can be from the wealthiest districts."
Effie Trinket
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"Politics are a game far more complex than the Hunger Games."
Effie Trinket
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"Politics shapes destiny for millions."
Effie Trinket
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"Your kind builds nations only for me to tear them down."
Smaug
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"A rebel is merely someone who refuses to accept the natural order of things."
President Snow