Politics Quotes

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

14518 quotes

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"The pursuit of equality ignores fundamental biological differences."
Hans Eysenck
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"Political ideology is rooted in personality before it is rooted in reason."
Hans Eysenck
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"Politics is the art of the possible."
Rollo May
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"Politics is the art of avoiding truth."
Alice Miller
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"Politics is the art of living together."
Robert McCrae
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"Politics ultimately reflects the collective psychology of a population."
Raymond Cattell
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"Politics is the art of negotiating between competing visions of the good."
Costa Paul
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"Politics at its best is the practice of collective problem-solving."
Costa Paul
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"Politics of compassion begins with compassion for ourselves."
Alice Miller
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"In politics, integrity is the rarest commodity."
Costa Paul
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"Politics is power struggling to justify itself."
Costa Paul
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"Genuine democracy requires psychological maturity and mutual respect."
Gordon Allport
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"Politics reveals what people truly value beneath their words."
Hans Eysenck
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"Politics is the collective expression of repressed childhood wounds."
Alice Miller
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"Politics would be transformed if political leaders truly understood the psychology of human motivation."
Raymond Cattell
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"Politics should be guided by understanding of human nature, not by ideology alone."
Raymond Cattell
"Political systems work best when they honor human dignity and connection."
Dacher Keltner
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"The democratic spirit requires that we listen to those with whom we disagree."
Gordon Allport
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"Politics is ultimately about human nature and power."
David Buss
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"Politics is the art of making the impossible possible."
Rollo May
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"Politics is the management of collective human affairs."
Rollo May
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"We are suspicious of outgroups because our ancestors lived in small coalitions locked in competition."
David Buss
"Political systems must balance freedom with responsibility."
Lewis Terman
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"Political systems must serve human development."
William Stern
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"Politics is the art of human cooperation."
William Stern
"The politics of meritocracy requires eternal vigilance against those who would corrupt it."
Lewis Terman
"Politics at its best is the art of helping diverse people find common ground."
Lewis Terman
"Politics should be grounded in compassion for the actual lives of people."
Dacher Keltner
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"Politics succeeds when it understands and works with human nature."
Edward Thorndike
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"Politics must respect the fundamental nature of human motivation and learning."
Edward Thorndike