Politics Quotes
Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.
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"Politics reflects the level of consciousness of a society."Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
"Political power without moral foundation leads to tyranny."Annie Besant
"Politics without ethics is merely the exercise of power."Annie Besant
"True politics is the art of serving your fellow human beings."Paramahansa Yogananda
"Politics is the science of living together in community."Rudolf Steiner
"Politics is ultimately about how we live together peacefully."Rudolf Steiner
"A nation's greatness is measured not by its wealth, but by the character of its citizens."Annie Besant
"To understand politics, one must understand the nature of power and its misuse."Helena Blavatsky
"Politics without ethics is the path to tyranny."Paul Tillich
"Politics should be guided by compassion and justice."Annie Besant
"Politics must be purified by moral conviction."Annie Besant
"Every nation has the government it deserves."Helena Blavatsky
"Democracy's only sure reliance is the characted of the common people."William James
"The political is personal, and the personal is political."Paul Tillich
"The political order must serve human flourishing."Paul Tillich
"Politics divorced from spirituality becomes a struggle for power alone."Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
"Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has it has stolen."Friedrich Nietzsche
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and imprisonment."Friedrich Nietzsche
"Politics must be grounded in moral principles and concern for the whole."Rudolf Steiner
"The care of human life and happiness is the first and only object of good government."Rudolf Steiner
"Political power without moral foundation is tyranny."Paul Tillich
"True patriotism serves God's kingdom first and earthly nations second."Jonathan Edwards
"Politics divorced from ethics becomes a mere game of power."Rudolf Steiner
"A nation needs a goal, a center of gravity. Without it, it becomes a mere geographic term."Friedrich Nietzsche
"All that ever did oppress the people were such as sought power that themselves might be exalted."George Fox
"Politics is the art of coordinating human intention toward collective good."Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
"The pursuit of truth knows no political boundaries."Charles Wesley
"Civilization is built on repression."Friedrich Nietzsche
"Politics should be guided by moral principle."Emanuel Swedenborg
"Politics without principle is merely the art of taking from others without consequence."Jonathan Edwards