Politics Quotes
Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.
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"Women cannot actually be allowed in corporate America if they're going to have a child."Tina Fey
"Politics divorced from moral principle inevitably descends into tyranny."Zoroaster
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."Lenny Bruce
"Communism is like one big phone company."Lenny Bruce
"The system is designed to keep you complacent."Lenny Bruce
"There's something powerful about using your voice for what you believe in."Amy Poehler
"Politics untethered from ethics becomes a theater of lies."Zoroaster
"The 'what's wrong with society' speech doesn't work anymore."Lenny Bruce
"The government doesn't care about the truth, only about power."Lenny Bruce
"Politics is show business for ugly people, and I should know."Joan Rivers
"Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking."George Carlin
"The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it."George Carlin
"The owners of this country know the truth: It's call the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."George Carlin
"You ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to give people the illusion they have a choice?"George Carlin
"Go back to bed, America. Your government has figured out how it all transpired."George Carlin
"In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem."George Carlin
"The only reason the IRS exists is to make the Mafia look good."George Carlin
"Politics is just comedy with consequences."Richard Pryor
"Political change starts with personal change."Richard Pryor
"Politics is theater for people who want to believe in something."Joan Rivers
"The what's the difference between a clown in the circus and a clown in power?"Lenny Bruce
"The system isn't broken—it's working exactly as designed."Lenny Bruce
"The system survives because we accept its lies as truth."Lenny Bruce
"Politics is the art of deciding who gets hurt."Richard Pryor
"Politics would be better if we remembered that we all want similar things."Robin Williams
"Political engagement is a responsibility, not just a right."Tina Fey
"Political awareness is a form of self-respect."Tina Fey
"The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it."George Carlin
"Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant. The real power is in the hands of small groups of sports fans."George Carlin
"If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders."George Carlin