Politics Quotes

"In matters of succession, sentiment yields to strategy."

"The problem with American democracy is that it's being poisoned by money."

"The strike is the weapon of the powerless."

"Political power flows from moral authority."

"The purpose of conquest is not destruction, but the establishment of order."

"Those who seek eternal peace often find eternal irrelevance."

"Politics is war by other means, and peace is merely a ceasefire of different instruments."

"The problem with patriotism is that it asks us to stop thinking."

"The art of war is of vital importance to the State, for it is the means by which a ruler maintains his dominions."

"The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion."

"A kingdom divided against itself cannot long endure or prosper."

"The strongest nation is built upon the virtue of its common people."

"In politics, the appearance of strength is as valuable as strength itself."

"Politics is the art of managing human nature."

"Our politics should flow from our theology, not the other way around."

"Politics is the art of organizing people for their own self-interest and dignity."

"The scandal of the church is not that we haven't been political enough, but that we haven't been prophetic enough."

"We've created a world where poor people are criminals and criminals are becoming rich."

"Politics is about power and how we share it."

"Rewards and punishments are the sinews of government: rewards and punishments."

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom."

"Apathy is a far greater threat to democracy than extremism."

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

"If you're not at the table, you're on the menu."

"The powerful will always resist those who seek to change the system."

"The struggle for justice is the struggle for the soul of our nation."

"We've politicized religion when we should be making religion prophetic."

"Our consumer culture is fundamentally at odds with the gospel."

"Our consumption patterns are prayers about what we worship."

"A liberal is a person whose interest in the welfare of the people is exceeded by his interest in his own."