Politics Quotes

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

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"Politics should serve the common good."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Politics must serve justice."
Marsilio Ficino
"The foundation of society rests upon mutual understanding and respect for reason."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
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"Political wisdom comes from historical study."
Poliziano Angelo
"Political power without wisdom is merely organized chaos dressed in uniforms."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"Politics at its best seeks the common good."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Politics should be the art of justice."
Giambattista della Porta
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"Politics shapes our shared destiny."
Giambattista della Porta
"The court is a stage where every gesture is a performance."
Catherine de Medici
"Every alliance contains the seed of its own betrayal."
Catherine de Medici
"The heart of politics is not love but necessity."
Catherine de Medici
"A court without intrigue is a garden without seasons."
Catherine de Medici
"Every alliance is built on the firm foundation of mutual suspicion."
Catherine de Medici
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"Political order flows from the moral order within the human heart."
Marsilio Ficino
"Politics is the art of compromise and justice"
Giambattista Vico
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"Politics is the art of managing human ambition and greed without complete disaster."
Giambattista della Porta
"The greatest conspiracy is the one everyone participates in unknowingly."
Catherine de Medici
"A kingdom is only as stable as the secrets it keeps hidden."
Catherine de Medici
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"Politics should serve the elevation of human souls, not merely the control of bodies."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Good governance elevates the moral character of those it serves."
Marsilio Ficino
"Customs and laws arise from the actual needs and circumstances of peoples."
Giambattista Vico
"Nations prosper when they balance liberty with order and justice."
Giambattista Vico
"Every culture develops the laws and customs suited to its particular circumstances."
Giambattista Vico
"Laws that do not accord with the nature and circumstances of people will fail."
Giambattista Vico
"In politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests."
Catherine de Medici
"In the game of thrones, you play or you die."
Catherine de Medici
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"The politician's art is the mastery of human nature."
Giambattista della Porta
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"Politics should serve the common good, not private gain."
Pico della Mirandola
"In politics, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests."
Catherine de Medici
"A wise ruler keeps her enemies closer than her friends."
Catherine de Medici