Politics Quotes

"Propaganda works because people want to believe."

"The powerful count on the public's apathy."

"The machinery of power depends on controlling information."

"Propaganda is most effective when accepted as normal."

"The powerful work to redefine truth in their favor."

"The work of journalism is the work of democracy."

"Radical chic is the latest fashion in matters of social and political conduct."

"Politics is the art of compromise."

"Politics should serve the people."

"The greatest threat to democracy is the consolidation of power without accountability"

"Democracy dies when the press becomes a tool rather than a watchdog"

"The machinery of government moves in darkness by design"

"Systems protect themselves before they protect their people"

"Complacency is the natural enemy of a functioning democracy"

"Democracy requires an informed public and a transparent government"

"Those who benefit from injustice will always defend it"

"We keep on being told that religion is not political. But of course that is just obvious nonsense."

"What is loathsome about theocracy is that it makes a virtue out of certainty."

"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."

"Coercion is the basis of the state."

"I have never voted for anyone in my life."

"The strength of our democracy depends on an informed and engaged citizenry."

"The press is a gang of cruel faggots. Journalism is just a alternative name for backside journalism."

"We are turning into a nation of controlled schizophrenics."

"No more bogus talk about a decent America."

"The best political weapon is the weapon of time."

"Vision is the only real politics."

"Politics at its best is about serving the common good."

"Radical chic is a form of status seeking through association with the oppressed."

"The American character is defined by ambition, competition, and status anxiety."