Politics Quotes

"A wise politician serves the people, not merely their own ambitions."

"Politics should be the art of serving the common good."

"We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all."

"Our democratic institutions rest upon the foundation of an educated citizenry."

"The strength of democracy lies in the participation of all."

"The beauty of democracy is its imperfection and constant striving."

"Political power must always be tempered by the knowledge that it is temporary."

"In a great city, great abuses will occur."

"If we are to save our nation, we must recognize that both tyranny and democracy can be corrupting."

"Misery in a state is that which is willed to be created."

"In a democracy, the wealthy have advantages."

"The good of an individual cannot supersede the good of the state."

"The city is not the walls, but the men who live in them."

"We know that a city is well governed when its citizens are happy."

"The strength of a democracy rests not in walls of stone, but in the unity of free citizens."

"The greatest democracy is not one where all are equal, but where all have the chance to become equal."

"A nation's greatness is measured by its treatment of the vulnerable."

"The demagogue serves himself by serving the mob."

"Unity divided against itself cannot stand."

"Despotism requires no encouragement but the apathy of the people."

"In matters of state, sentiment must yield to necessity."

"In a just state, the strong man is not free to do as he wishes"

"There is no one so great that he is not subject to the state, nor so small that he is not important to the state."

"The pursuit of empire is the pursuit of ruin."

"It is shameful that the people should fear the government, instead the government should fear the people."

"To blame the poor for their poverty is to blame the symptom, not the disease."

"In every Greek or barbarian city, custom is the ultimate law."

"The politics of the moment are the footnotes of history."

"In times of war and conflict, it is the eloquent who persuade the masses."

"The penalty that wise men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."