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