Politics Quotes

"A man who is too old to vote is too old to work in government."

"It is not the function of the government to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves."

"A nation thrives when its military serves its people, not the reverse."

"Beware the military-industrial complex."

"I believe it is important that this nation guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence by the military-industrial complex."

"A nation divided against itself cannot stand."

"The seeds of tomorrow's conflicts are planted in today's compromises."

"In the arena of human conflict, principles often yield to pragmatism."

"In the final analysis, all wars are wars over resources and identity."

"The soldier does not make policy; he executes it. But he must know what he executes and why."

"Nations rise and fall based not on their armies, but on their citizens' virtue."

"In a democracy, the public must be kept informed and engaged, or it will wither."

"A man must be willing to die for his country, but never for his party."

"The civilian must understand military necessity; the military must understand civilian control."

"The foundation of good government is respect for the people."

"Politics is the continuation of strategy by other means; both demand honesty."

"Politics requires the same virtues as military command: clarity, consistency, and care."

"The lines on a map are drawn by politicians; the lives lost there are the price soldiers pay."

"A government exists not to control people, but to serve their highest aspirations."

"Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy."

"When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship."

"Beware the military-industrial complex."

"I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left and hurl rocks at those in the center."

"The beauty of American democracy is its freedom; the risk is mob rule."

"The only weakness in democracy is the voter."

"Political solutions are preferable to military ones in all but the most dire circumstances."

"The strength of democracy lies in its peaceful transfer of power."

"War is the continuation of politics by other means, but never forget—it is still politics."

"The great tradition of parliamentary government requires the acceptance of the results of free elections."

"I have never objected to hearing any man with political ambitions."