Politics Quotes

"Every restriction placed on thought reveals something about power."

"Institutional power can only be tamed by distributing it among competing institutions."

"The strength of democracy lies in its ability to peacefully transfer power."

"Our institutions are only as good as our willingness to reform them."

"There is no such thing as a good government. There is only less bad government."

"Government is force, and when government acts, it acts through force. This is its essential nature."

"A nation can survive its fools, but it cannot survive a majority of fools voting away the rights of the minority."

"There is no such thing as an ideal state. All political systems are subject to the laws of economics."

"Socialism is not a minor evil; it is a comprehensive program that will destroy civilization."

"Government spending is not free. Every dollar spent by government must be taken from someone."

"Government cannot solve problems. Government can only forcibly rearrange wealth."

"The most oppressive form of government is the one that operates in the name of the people."

"The expansion of government power is always presented as being for the public good."

"A nation that cannot control its money cannot control its destiny."

"By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens."

"The best way to destroy capitalism is to debauch the currency."

"The beauty of a democratic system is that anyone can become president."

"There are no poor nations only poor governments."

"Capitalism is the astounding belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of everyone."

"Neoliberalism is not about free markets—it's about freedom for the rich."

"The news is not information; it's a managed narrative serving power interests."

"The manufacture of consent is the cornerstone of modern state control."

"Mass media serves as a propaganda system for corporate and state interests."

"Individual consumer choices cannot solve problems created by structural systems."

"The state's first concern is not your welfare but its own perpetuation."

"Comfort and compliance are closely linked in maintaining social order."

"The most effective propaganda goes unrecognized as propaganda."

"Media provides the framework within which we're allowed to think about events."

"The real question of government versus markets is composed of many separate questions."

"The curious fact is that while the Left accuses all others of fascism, it is they who are closest to fascism."