Politics Quotes
Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.
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"The politics of compassion outlasts the politics of power."Matteo Ricci
"Politics is the art of the possible; virtue is the art of the necessary."Baltasar Gracián
"The politician who serves the people serves himself best, for a prosperous people are the source of all power."Gerolamo Cardano
"Politics should serve the greater good, not narrow interests."Niccolò Copernicus
"Politics should elevate the moral character of society."Niccolò Copernicus
"Politics should serve the people."Raphael Sanzio
"The people are the true sovereigns."Raphael Sanzio
"Politics should serve the people."Giordano Bruno
"Politics shapes the world we inhabit."Giordano Bruno
"Politicians are not born; they are made."Thomas More
"Those who understand politics understand human nature."Baltasar Gracián
"Politics is the art of making the possible seem necessary."Baltasar Gracián
"Politics divorced from ethics breeds corruption."Giordano Bruno
"The printed page is democracy made tangible."Johannes Gutenberg
"Kings are made by fortune, and deserve as little respect as fortune herself."Desiderius Erasmus
"A government that does not serve its weakest members has lost the right to serve any."Thomas More
"Political power without moral authority is mere tyranny."Thomas More
"Politics is the art of making the invisible visible."Giordano Bruno
"Politics should serve truth, not the reverse."Niccolò Copernicus
"The state exists for the benefit of all, not the few."Thomas More
"Politics is the art of making difficult choices for the common welfare."Thomas More
"Politics is the art of making the selfish seem noble."Niccolò Copernicus
"Politics is where truth goes to compromise itself."Niccolò Copernicus
"A kingdom cannot prosper when its laws are unjust and its ruler corrupt."Thomas More
"Politics without morality is governance without purpose."Thomas More
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in its general aspect; but always despise it in its details."Michel de Montaigne
"He who would be useful to the state must cultivate the friendship of its citizens."Diogenes Laërtius
"Politics should serve the common good."Strabo
"Politics divorced from ethics breeds corruption."Strabo
"Politics is the art of compromise."Petronius