Politics Quotes

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

14518 quotes

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"A kingdom at war with itself is a kingdom already lost."
Stannis Baratheon
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"Politics is for cowards who won't fight."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"Politics divides; fighting unites."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"In politics, as in war, the appearance of strength often matters more than strength itself."
Oberyn Martell
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"I have seen empires rise and fall like dust."
Mountain
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"Politics is the art of controlling the narrative."
Lannister
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"Betrayal is merely ambition revealed."
Lannister
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"I have built my empire on truth and lies equally."
Lannister
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"Politics is the art of deciding who suffers."
Gilly
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"Politics favors the strong and wealthy."
Gilly
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"Those who seek power openly are rarely the ones who obtain it."
Varys
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"A whisper in the right ear can topple empires."
Varys
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"A well-placed rumor can accomplish what armies cannot."
Varys
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"In matters of inheritance, sentiment is the enemy of reason."
Varys
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"Politics are the games of the doomed."
The Night King
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"Politics: the desperate noise before silence."
The Night King
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"My claim to the throne is as legitimate as any man's, and more so than most."
Stannis Baratheon
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"My legitimacy is written in blood and fire, as old as the realm itself."
Stannis Baratheon
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"The political games of lords bore me. Give me honest men or worthy enemies."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"Politics is the art of saying what people wish to hear while doing what you believe."
Oberyn Martell
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"Politics is the art of knowing whose palm to grease."
Lannister
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"Politics is the art of making your enemies serve your purposes."
Lannister
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"Politics is the art of lying convincingly."
Davos Seaworth
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"Politics destroys good men."
Davos Seaworth
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"Politics is a game for cowards who lack the strength for honesty."
Ramsay Bolton
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"Politics is for those too cowardly for honest cruelty."
Ramsay Bolton
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"The iron throne is but an illusion."
Bran Stark
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"I do not care for politics; I am beyond such games."
The Night King
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"Politics is merely the prelude to domination."
Dalek
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"Political systems collapse before us."
Dalek