Politics Quotes

Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.

14518 quotes

"The spirit of patriotism demands that we support our country, not that we support the government."
William Sloane Coffin
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"Politics should be about serving the common good, not personal gain."
Tony Campolo
T
"Politics should reflect our highest ideals, not our basest instincts."
Tony Campolo
C
"The wealthy, conservative Americans who industrialize agriculture ought to be aware of their mood and their ideas."
César Chávez
C
"The wealthy, powerful men who manage the large agricultural corporations are not bound by the laws of decency."
César Chávez
C
"Our struggle is not against individuals but against systems of exploitation."
César Chávez
S
"The greatest threat to Christianity is not atheism, but Christian nationalism."
Shane Claiborne
S
"We've baptized capitalism and called it Christianity."
Shane Claiborne
S
"We've turned Jesus into a mascot for our politics rather than a revolutionary for justice."
Shane Claiborne
H
"Politics should serve the common good."
Henri Nouwen
T
"Politics reveals what we actually believe when nobody's watching."
Tony Campolo
D
"Politics untouched by conscience becomes corruption."
Dominic de Guzmán
R
"Politics reflects the level of consciousness of a people."
Rupert Spira
A
"Politics attempts to organize what can only be lived individually."
Adyashanti
N
"Politics divides the indivisible."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
D
"Politics without ethics is merely the art of taking what is not yours."
Dominic de Guzmán
R
"All political systems rest on the false assumption that we are separate beings."
Rupert Spira
M
"Politics is the art of managing collective suffering."
Mooji
S
"Politics without ethics is corruption."
Satya Sai Baba
N
"Politics and war arise from the illusion of separation."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
D
"Politics is the art of the possible."
Dayananda Saraswati
D
"Politics should serve the common good."
Dayananda Saraswati
A
"Politics should serve the welfare of all, not the interests of few."
Ammachi (Mata Amritanandamayi)
N
"Politics is the collective delusion of the mind seeking control."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
A
"Politics divided from ethics becomes a tool of manipulation."
Anandamayi Ma
A
"Politics fails when separated from the heart's wisdom."
Anandamayi Ma
S
"The politician who forgets his duty to the people has lost his way."
Sri Sarada Devi
S
"In politics, as in life, righteousness and truth must be the guiding principles."
Satya Sai Baba
D
"Politics should serve the development of human potential, not merely the distribution of power."
Dayananda Saraswati
M
"Politics should serve the highest good of all."
Meher Baba