Politics Quotes

"The American system succeeds by making people compete for status and recognition."

"The strength of democracy depends on informed citizens."

"The only real radicalism in this world will come from people who have absolutely nothing to lose."

"The state is a necessary evil, not a redemptive one."

"Capitalism and totalitarianism are not as opposed as some claim."

"The press is one of the few institutions that has the power to shake the foundations of government."

"The trouble with Nixon is that he's a serious politics man, which is very dangerous in a republic."

"The American Dream has become a nightmare."

"American politics has become a cesspool of money and lies."

"I would say that the [war on drugs] has been a catastrophic failure."

"Politics is not a good avenue for honest people."

"Democracy requires an informed citizenry willing to ask difficult questions"

"Democracy dies when citizens stop asking who benefits from the official story"

"An informed public is an inconvenience to those who prefer unchecked power"

"Those in power count on public apathy to maintain control"

"The machinery of government is designed to obscure rather than illuminate"

"Politics is the art of deciding whose story gets told."

"Politics is too important to leave to politicians."

"Radical chic is the latest fashion in amusing the wealthy liberal intellectuals."

"Politics is the art of making the impossible seem inevitable."

"Government officials lie because they can, and they continue to lie because nobody stops them."

"The most dangerous lies are the ones told routinely by officials."

"Democracy withers without a functioning, adversarial press."

"The totalitarian system makes the accusation, and the case is closed. Evidence is almost superfluous."

"The greatest question of our time is not whether the East will rise again, but whether the West has the will to remain free."

"The state is not your friend; it is your master."

"The minority, the ruling class, has always found one of its best weapons in the form of what I might call affecting philanthropy."

"Totalitarianism in the modern age requires the control of not just actions but thoughts."

"The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have the power to annoy and suppress those who disagree."

"Nationalism is the mask that tribalism wears in the modern world."