Politics Quotes

"One should never forget that politics is about who gets what, when, and how."

"One cannot believe in both free markets and free people without contradiction."

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."

"If you choose to bear witness to suffering, you cannot remain neutral about it."

"The world needs journalists who are willing to be inconvenient to power."

"The world will not change without witnesses to injustice and voices willing to speak."

"There is not much to like about American politics at any level, but there is absolutely nothing to like about it at the top."

"The notion that you can painlessly extract the nationalism from the American value system is probably naive."

"The only time in my life I ever felt optimistic about this country was when I was drunk."

"There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that the American Dream might have been a bad idea."

"I would say that the odds are about 50-50 that America will survive."

"The American Dream has morphed into a stupid nightmare."

"There is a sound argument to be made that every generation gets the government it deserves."

"The bastards have landed."

"The American system is broken and nobody is even trying to fix it."

"The narrative we accept becomes the reality we live in."

"The work of democracy is tedious and relentless and absolutely essential."

"Politics is the art of compromise."

"Democracy requires not just voting, but an informed citizenry willing to engage."

"The best foreign policy is one that understands the other side's perspective."

"Politicians speak to us; leaders speak for us."

"Democracy requires an informed citizenry. When we stop paying attention, we stop being citizens."

"The most profound political act is simply paying attention."

"Democracy is not a spectator sport."

"The role of a citizen is to keep their government honest."

"A government that fears its people is a government with something to hide."

"Politics at its best is about service; at its worst, it's about power for its own sake."

"Journalism is about asking the questions that make people uncomfortable."

"The personal and the political are inextricably linked."

"We must resist the normalization of corruption."